पोर

Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुत्रक (putraka, little child).

Noun

पोर (pôr) (Latin script por, Kannada script ಪೊರ)

  1. a young (of an animal), kid

Marathi

Etymology

नपुसकलिंग (napusakliṅg): पोर n (por)
पुल्लिंग (pulliṅg): पोरगा m (porgā)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅg): पोरगी f (porgī)

From Old Marathi 𑘢𑘻𑘨 (pora), from Sanskrit पोत (pota, young of animal or plant). Cognate with Gujarati પોરિયું (poriyũ), Assamese পোৱালী (püali).

Noun

पोर (por) n

  1. a child or kid
    Synonym: मूल (mūl)

Noun

पोर (por) m

  1. a little boy
    Synonyms: पोरगा (porgā), मुलगा (mulgā)

Noun

पोर (por) f

  1. a little girl
    Synonyms: पोरगी (porgī), मुलगी (mulgī)

Usage notes

Unlike the word मूल (mūl), the word पोर (por) implies a low age and does not have the secondary meaning of son or daughter.

Derived terms

  • पोरगा (porgā, masculine form)
  • पोरगी (porgī, feminine form)

References

  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), पोर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), पोर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), pōḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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