puróoṇu

Palula

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit पु॒रा॒ण (purāṇá, ancient), from पु॒रा (purā́, before, formerly) + -न (-na).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /puróoɳo/

    Adjective

    puróoṇu (feminine puréeṇi, Perso-Arabic spelling پُروݨوۡ)

    1. old
      Antonyms: náawu, lúungu

    Alternative forms

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “puróoṇu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “purāṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press