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

From Old Marathi पोर (pora), from Sanskrit पोत (pota, “young of animal or plant”). Cognate with Gujarati પોરો (poro), 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

  • 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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