Asturian

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”).

Noun

puru

1. (rare) Synonym of pureminen
2. (in compounds) chewing

   purukumi‎

   chewing gum

3. A quantity of finely chewn food, such as a bird may give to its young.
4. 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.

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

   mahanpuru‎

   stomachache

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

   sahanpuru‎

   sawdust

   kutterinpuru‎

   cutter swarf

Declension

Synonyms

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

Compounds

Latvian

Noun

puru m

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

Ngiyambaa

Etymology

Compare Wiradhuri 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.

Sicilian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Latin pūrus.

Adjective

puru m (feminine singular pura, 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

Noun

puru

1. steam, vapour

Inflection

References

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