ਕਪੂਰੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Austronesian *qapuʀ
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapuʀ
Proto-Malayic *kapurbor.?
Sanskrit क॒र्पूर॑ (karpū́ra)
Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀽𑀭 (kappūra)
Old Punjabi ਕਪੂਰੁ

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀽𑀭 (kappūra), from Sanskrit क॒र्पूर॑ (karpū́ra), possibly borrowed from Proto-Malayic *kapur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qapuʀ (“lime, calcium”). Compare Old Hindi कपूर (kapūra), Old Gujarati कपूरि (kapūri, instrumental singular), Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘢𑘳𑘨 (kāpura).

    Noun

    ਕਪੂਰੁ (kapūru) m (Shahmukhi کَپُورُ)

    1. camphor

    Descendants

    • Punjabi: ਕਪੂਰ / کَپُور (kapūr)

    Further reading

    • Christopher Shackle (2011), “ਕਪੂਰੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 71
    • “ਕਪੂਰੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2026
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “karpūˊra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 146
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