puru

See also: pūru and p'uru

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin pūrus.

Adjective

puru m sg (feminine singular pura, neuter singular puro, masculine plural puros, feminine plural pures)

1. pure

Related terms

• impuru
• pureza
• purificar

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *puru. Equivalent to purra (“to bite”) +‎ -u. Compare Estonian puru (“dust”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuru/, [ˈpuru]
• Rhymes: -uru
• Hyphenation^(key): pu‧ru

Noun

puru

1. (rare outside compounds) Synonym of pureminen (“biting, chewing”)

   purukumi ― chewing gum

2. A quantity of finely chewn food, such as a bird may give to its young.
3. chaw, chew (plug or wad of chewing tobacco)

   Pelaajat istuivat penkillä katsellen sadetta, jauhaen juroina puruaan.

   The players sat on the bench watching the rain, glumly working their chews.

4. (pathology) ache, pain (gnawing, persistent pain, especially in stomach)

   mahanpuru ― stomachache

5. dust, powder, swarf (waste chips, shavings and dust from working a solid material)

   sahanpuru ― sawdust

   kutterinpuru ― cutter swarf

Declension

Inflection of puru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		puru	purut
genitive		purun	purujen
partitive		purua	puruja
illative		puruun	puruihin
		singular	plural
nominative		puru	purut
accusative	nom.	puru	purut
	gen.	purun
genitive		purun	purujen
partitive		purua	puruja
inessive		purussa	puruissa
elative		purusta	puruista
illative		puruun	puruihin
adessive		purulla	puruilla
ablative		purulta	puruilta
allative		purulle	puruille
essive		puruna	puruina
translative		puruksi	puruiksi
abessive		purutta	puruitta
instructive		—	puruin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of puru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative puruni puruni accusative nom. puruni puruni gen. puruni genitive puruni purujeni partitive puruani purujani inessive purussani puruissani elative purustani puruistani illative puruuni puruihini adessive purullani puruillani ablative purultani puruiltani allative purulleni puruilleni essive purunani puruinani translative purukseni puruikseni abessive puruttani puruittani instructive — — comitative — puruineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative purusi purusi accusative nom. purusi purusi gen. purusi genitive purusi purujesi partitive puruasi purujasi inessive purussasi puruissasi elative purustasi puruistasi illative puruusi puruihisi adessive purullasi puruillasi ablative purultasi puruiltasi allative purullesi puruillesi essive purunasi puruinasi translative puruksesi puruiksesi abessive puruttasi puruittasi instructive — — comitative — puruinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative purumme purumme accusative nom. purumme purumme gen. purumme genitive purumme purujemme partitive puruamme purujamme inessive purussamme puruissamme elative purustamme puruistamme illative puruumme puruihimme adessive purullamme puruillamme ablative purultamme puruiltamme allative purullemme puruillemme essive purunamme puruinamme translative puruksemme puruiksemme abessive puruttamme puruittamme instructive — — comitative — puruinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative purunne purunne accusative nom. purunne purunne gen. purunne genitive purunne purujenne partitive puruanne purujanne inessive purussanne puruissanne elative purustanne puruistanne illative puruunne puruihinne adessive purullanne puruillanne ablative purultanne puruiltanne allative purullenne puruillenne essive purunanne puruinanne translative puruksenne puruiksenne abessive puruttanne puruittanne instructive — — comitative — puruinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative purunsa purunsa accusative nom. purunsa purunsa gen. purunsa genitive purunsa purujensa partitive puruaan puruansa purujaan purujansa inessive purussaan purussansa puruissaan puruissansa elative purustaan purustansa puruistaan puruistansa illative puruunsa puruihinsa adessive purullaan purullansa puruillaan puruillansa ablative purultaan purultansa puruiltaan puruiltansa allative purulleen purullensa puruilleen puruillensa essive purunaan purunansa puruinaan puruinansa translative purukseen puruksensa puruikseen puruiksensa abessive puruttaan puruttansa puruittaan puruittansa instructive — — comitative — puruineen puruinensa

Synonyms

• (finely chewed food): purus, puretus
• (chaw): mälli
• (pain): kipu

Derived terms

compounds

• höylänpuru
• kahvinpuru
• kutterinpuru
• kutteripuru
• leivänpuru
• mahanpuru
• puruimuri
• purukalusto
• purukasa
• purukisko
• purukumi
• purulelu
• puruleuka
• purulihas
• puruluu
• purumaha
• purupihka
• purupinta
• pururata
• purutabletti
• purutuntuma
• purutupakka
• sahanpuru
• savustuspuru
• vatsanpuru
• viilanpuru

 

Further reading

• “puru”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Urpu, urpu

Guaraní

Verb

puru

1. to use

Conjugation

    Conjugation of puru

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person inclusive	1st person exclusive	2nd person	3rd person
active
	indicative	che aipuru	nde reipuru	ha'e oipuru	ñande jaipuru	ore roipuru	peẽ peipuru	ha'ekuéra oipuru/oipuru hikuái
	hortative	taipuru che	tereipuru nde	toipuru ha'e	tajaipuru ñande	taroipuru ore	tapeipuru peẽ	toipuru ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	eipuru	-	-	-	peipuru	-
passive
	indicative	che ajepuru	nde rejepuru	ha'e ojepuru	ñande jajepuru	ore rojepuru	peẽ pejepuru	ha'ekuéra ojepuru/ojepuru hikuái
	hortative	tajepuru che	terejepuru nde	tojepuru ha'e	tajajepuru ñande	tarojepuru ore	tapejepuru peẽ	tojepuru ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	ejepuru	-	-	-	pejepuru	-
reciprocal
	indicative	-	-	-	ñande jajoipuru	ore rojoipuru	peẽ pejoipuru	ha'ekuéra ojoipuru/ojoipuru hikuái
	hortative	-	-	-	tajajoipuru ñande	tarojoipuru ore	tapejoipuru peẽ	tojoipuru ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	-	-	-	-	pejoipuru	-
coactive
	indicative	che aimbopuru	nde reimbopuru	ha'e oimbopuru	ñande ñaimbopuru	ore roimbopuru	peẽ peimbopuru	ha'ekuéra oimbopuru/oimbopuru hikuái
	hortative	taimbopuru che	tereimbopuru nde	toimbopuru ha'e	tañaimbopuru ñande	taroimbopuru ore	tapeimbopuru peẽ	toimbopuru ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	eimbopuru	-	-	-	peimbopuru	-
objective
	indicative	che airopuru/aigueropuru	nde reiropuru/reigueropuru	ha'e oiropuru/oigueropuru	ñande jairopuru/jaigueropuru	ore roiropuru/roigueropuru	peẽ peiropuru/peigueropuru	ha'ekuéra oiropuru/oigueropuru//oiropuru/oigueropuru hikuái
	hortative	tairopuru/taigueropuru che	tereiropuru/tereigueropuru nde	toiropuru/toigueropuru ha'e	tajairopuru/tajaigueropuru ñande	taroiropuru/taroigueropuru ore	tapeiropuru/tapeigueropuru peẽ	toiropuru/toigueropuru ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	eiropuru/eigueropuru	-	-	-	peiropuru/peigueropuru	-
subsuntive¹
	indicative	che aiporopuru/aimba'epuru	nde reiporopuru/reimba'epuru	ha'e oiporopuru/oimba'epuru	ñande jaiporopuru/ñaimba'epuru	ore roiporopuru/roimba'epuru	peẽ peiporopuru/peimba'epuru	ha'ekuéra oiporopuru/oimba'epuru//oiporopuru/oimba'epuru hikuái
	hortative	taiporopuru/taimba'epuru che	tereiporopuru/tereimba'epuru nde	toiporopuru/toimba'epuru ha'e	tajaiporopuru/tañaimba'epuru ñande	taroiporopuru/taroimba'epuru ore	tapeiporopuru/tapeimba'epuru peẽ	toiporopuru/toimba'epuru ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	eiporopuru/eimba'epuru	-	-	-	peiporopuru/peimba'epuru	-
		¹: the subsuntive forms with -poro- are used with humans, while the forms with -mba'e- are used with animals.

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *puru, equivalent to purra (“to bite”) +‎ -u. Cognates include Finnish puru and Estonian puru.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpuru/, [ˈpuru]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpuru/, [ˈpuru]
• Rhymes: -uru
• Hyphenation: pu‧ru

Noun

puru

1. gravel (small fragments of stone)

Declension

Declension of puru (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	puru	purut
genitive	purun	purruin, puruloin
partitive	purrua	puruja, puruloja
illative	purruu	purrui, puruloihe
inessive	purus	puruis, purulois
elative	purust	puruist, puruloist
allative	purulle	puruille, puruloille
adessive	purul	puruil, puruloil
ablative	purult	puruilt, puruloilt
translative	puruks	puruiks, puruloiks
essive	purunna, purruun	puruinna, puruloinna, purruin, puruloin
exessive1)	purunt	puruint, puruloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 443

Latvian

Noun

puru m

1. (dialectal) accusative singular of purs
2. (dialectal) instrumental singular of purs
3. (dialectal) genitive plural of purs

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pulu (“coconut husk”) (compare with Fijian bulu and Hawaiian pulu "coconut husk") from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulut. Sense of "plug" is a semantic extension from the lack of coconuts found naturally in New Zealand.

Noun

puru

1. plug
2. caulk
3. (archaic, obsolete) coconut husk

Verb

puru

1. to plug, to fill or stuff in, to cram

Adverb

puru

1. absolutely, extremely, stuffed

Related terms

• pupuru
• purupuru

Further reading

• “puru” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Ngiyambaa

Etymology

Compare Wiradjuri buurruu

Noun

puru

1. (anatomy) testicles

Quechua

Noun

puru

1. Alternative spelling of p'uru
2. Alternative spelling of phuru

Usage notes

Not to be confused with purun.

Declension

declension of puru

	singular	plural
nominative	puru	purukuna
accusative	puruta	purukunata
dative	puruman	purukunaman
genitive	purup	purukunap
locative	purupi	purukunapi
terminative	purukama	purukunakama
ablative	purumanta	purukunamanta
instrumental	puruwan	purukunawan
comitative	puruntin	purukunantin
abessive	purunnaq	purukunannaq
comparative	puruhina	purukunahina
causative	pururayku	purukunarayku
benefactive	purupaq	purukunapaq
associative	purupura	purukunapura
distributive	purunka	purukunanka
exclusive	purulla	purukunalla

possessive forms of puru

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	puruy	puruykuna
accusative	puruyta	puruykunata
dative	puruyman	puruykunaman
genitive	puruypa	puruykunap
locative	puruypi	puruykunapi
terminative	puruykama	puruykunakama
ablative	puruymanta	puruykunamanta
instrumental	puruywan	puruykunawan
comitative	puruynintin	puruykunantin
abessive	puruyninnaq	puruykunannaq
comparative	puruyhina	puruykunahina
causative	puruyrayku	puruykunarayku
benefactive	puruypaq	puruykunapaq
associative	puruypura	puruykunapura
distributive	puruyninka	puruykunanka
exclusive	puruylla	puruykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	puruyki	puruykikuna
accusative	puruykita	puruykikunata
dative	puruykiman	puruykikunaman
genitive	puruykipa	puruykikunap
locative	puruykipi	puruykikunapi
terminative	puruykikama	puruykikunakama
ablative	puruykimanta	puruykikunamanta
instrumental	puruykiwan	puruykikunawan
comitative	puruykintin	puruykikunantin
abessive	puruykinnaq	puruykikunannaq
comparative	puruykihina	puruykikunahina
causative	puruykirayku	puruykikunarayku
benefactive	puruykipaq	puruykikunapaq
associative	puruykipura	puruykikunapura
distributive	puruykinka	puruykikunanka
exclusive	puruykilla	puruykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	purun	purunkuna
accusative	purunta	purunkunata
dative	purunman	purunkunaman
genitive	purunpa	purunkunap
locative	purunpi	purunkunapi
terminative	purunkama	purunkunakama
ablative	purunmanta	purunkunamanta
instrumental	purunwan	purunkunawan
comitative	purunintin	purunkunantin
abessive	purunninnaq	purunkunannaq
comparative	purunhina	purunkunahina
causative	purunrayku	purunkunarayku
benefactive	purunpaq	purunkunapaq
associative	purunpura	purunkunapura
distributive	puruninka	purunkunanka
exclusive	purunlla	purunkunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	purunchik	purunchikkuna
accusative	purunchikta	purunchikkunata
dative	purunchikman	purunchikkunaman
genitive	purunchikpa	purunchikkunap
locative	purunchikpi	purunchikkunapi
terminative	purunchikkama	purunchikkunakama
ablative	purunchikmanta	purunchikkunamanta
instrumental	purunchikwan	purunchikkunawan
comitative	purunchiknintin	purunchikkunantin
abessive	purunchikninnaq	purunchikkunannaq
comparative	purunchikhina	purunchikkunahina
causative	purunchikrayku	purunchikkunarayku
benefactive	purunchikpaq	purunchikkunapaq
associative	purunchikpura	purunchikkunapura
distributive	purunchikninka	purunchikkunanka
exclusive	purunchiklla	purunchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	puruyku	puruykukuna
accusative	puruykuta	puruykukunata
dative	puruykuman	puruykukunaman
genitive	puruykupa	puruykukunap
locative	puruykupi	puruykukunapi
terminative	puruykukama	puruykukunakama
ablative	puruykumanta	puruykukunamanta
instrumental	puruykuwan	puruykukunawan
comitative	puruykuntin	puruykukunantin
abessive	puruykunnaq	puruykukunannaq
comparative	puruykuhina	puruykukunahina
causative	puruykurayku	puruykukunarayku
benefactive	puruykupaq	puruykukunapaq
associative	puruykupura	puruykukunapura
distributive	puruykunka	puruykukunanka
exclusive	puruykulla	puruykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	puruykichik	puruykichikkuna
accusative	puruykichikta	puruykichikkunata
dative	puruykichikman	puruykichikkunaman
genitive	puruykichikpa	puruykichikkunap
locative	puruykichikpi	puruykichikkunapi
terminative	puruykichikkama	puruykichikkunakama
ablative	puruykichikmanta	puruykichikkunamanta
instrumental	puruykichikwan	puruykichikkunawan
comitative	puruykichiknintin	puruykichikkunantin
abessive	puruykichikninnaq	puruykichikkunannaq
comparative	puruykichikhina	puruykichikkunahina
causative	puruykichikrayku	puruykichikkunarayku
benefactive	puruykichikpaq	puruykichikkunapaq
associative	puruykichikpura	puruykichikkunapura
distributive	puruykichikninka	puruykichikkunanka
exclusive	puruykichiklla	puruykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	purunku	purunkukuna
accusative	purunkuta	purunkukunata
dative	purunkuman	purunkukunaman
genitive	purunkupa	purunkukunap
locative	purunkupi	purunkukunapi
terminative	purunkukama	purunkukunakama
ablative	purunkumanta	purunkukunamanta
instrumental	purunkuwan	purunkukunawan
comitative	purunkuntin	purunkukunantin
abessive	purunkunnaq	purunkukunannaq
comparative	purunkuhina	purunkukunahina
causative	purunkurayku	purunkukunarayku
benefactive	purunkupaq	purunkukunapaq
associative	purunkupura	purunkukunapura
distributive	purunkunka	purunkukunanka
exclusive	purunkulla	purunkukunalla

Sicilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuɾu/
• Hyphenation: pù‧ru

Etymology 1

From Latin pūrus.

Adjective

puru (feminine singular pura, masculine and feminine plural puri)

1. pure

Derived terms

• purità
• purificari

Etymology 2

From Latin pūre, adverbial form of pūrus.

Adverb

puru

1. also, too
2. even

Synonyms

• macari

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

puru

1. steam, vapour

Inflection

Inflection of puru (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	puru
genitive sing.	purun
partitive sing.	purud
partitive plur.	puruid
	singular	plural
nominative	puru	purud
accusative	purun	purud
genitive	purun	puruiden
partitive	purud	puruid
essive-instructive	purun	puruin
translative	puruks	puruikš
inessive	purus	puruiš
elative	puruspäi	puruišpäi
illative	puruhu	puruihe
adessive	purul	puruil
ablative	purulpäi	puruilpäi
allative	purule	puruile
abessive	puruta	puruita
comitative	purunke	puruidenke
prolative	purudme	puruidme
approximative I	purunno	puruidenno
approximative II	purunnoks	puruidennoks
egressive	purunnopäi	puruidennopäi
terminative I	puruhusai	puruihesai
terminative II	purulesai	puruilesai
terminative III	purussai	—
additive I	puruhupäi	puruihepäi
additive II	purulepäi	puruilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “пар”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[3], Petrozavodsk: Periodika