𑘎𑘰𑘢𑘳𑘨

Old Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀽𑀭 (kappūra), from Sanskrit 𑘎𑘨𑘿𑘢𑘴𑘨 (karpū́ra). Doublet of 𑘎𑘨𑘿𑘢𑘳𑘨 (karpura). Compare Old Gujarati कपूरि (kapūri, instrumental singular), Old Hindi कपूर (kapūra), Old Punjabi ਕਪੂਰੁ (kapūru).

Noun

𑘎𑘰𑘢𑘳𑘨 (kāpura) m (Devanagari कापुर)

1. camphor

Descendants

• Marathi: कापूर (kāpūr)

Further reading

• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “kāpura”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karpūˊra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 146