purī

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुरी (purī), पुर् (pur, “stronghold, fortress”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pŕ̥H, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pŕ̥H, from Proto-Indo-European *(t)pĺ̥H (“city, fortress, stronghold”). Doublet of pura.

Noun

purī

  1. castle (fortified building)
  2. palace, royal residence
  3. residential section of a palace
  4. town
  5. court
  6. capital
  7. kingdom

Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦥꦸꦫꦶ (puri)
    • → Indonesian: puri
  • → Balinese: ᬧᬸᬭᬷ (puri)
    • → Indonesian: puri

Further reading
  • "purī" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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