"puri" meaning in English

See puri in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpʊəɹiː/, /ˈpʊəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpʊɹi/ [General-American] Forms: puris [plural], poori [alternative], puree [alternative]
Rhymes: -ʊəɹi Etymology: From Hindi पूरी (pūrī), a kind of fried flatbread. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|पूरी}} Hindi पूरी (pūrī) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} puri (countable and uncountable, plural puris)
  1. A type of unleavened bread from India and Pakistan, usually deep-fried. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: bhelpuri
    Sense id: en-puri-en-noun-iaucdNuv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, Breads Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 8 8 21 22 2 3 3 4 4 4 1 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 10 24 23 1 2 2 2 7 6 0 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 Disambiguation of Breads: 86 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpʊəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpʊɹi/ [General-American] Forms: puris [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊəɹi Etymology: From Balinese ᬧᬸᬭᬷ (puri), from Old Javanese purī (“palace, royal residence”), from Sanskrit पुरी (purī), पुर् (pur, “stronghold, fortress”), from ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(t)pĺ̥H (“city, fortress, stronghold”). Compare to English polis (“a Greek city-state”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ban|ᬧᬸᬭᬷ|tr=puri}} Balinese ᬧᬸᬭᬷ (puri), {{der|en|kaw|purī||palace, royal residence}} Old Javanese purī (“palace, royal residence”), {{der|en|sa|पुरी}} Sanskrit पुरी (purī), {{der|en|ine-pro|*tpelH-|*(t)pĺ̥H|city, fortress, stronghold}} Proto-Indo-European *(t)pĺ̥H (“city, fortress, stronghold”), {{cog|en|polis|t=a Greek city-state}} English polis (“a Greek city-state”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} puri (plural puris)
  1. In Bali and other parts of Indonesia, a palace, or other residence of a member of the royal family or ruling class.
    Sense id: en-puri-en-noun-tKnljBk9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, Royal residences Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 8 8 21 22 2 3 3 4 4 4 1 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 10 24 23 1 2 2 2 7 6 0 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 Disambiguation of Royal residences: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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