ปุระ(bpù-rá)
Meanings
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city; town
a city or town, typically used in literary, poetic, or formal contexts, or as a root in place names
Examples
คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ปุระbpù-ráปุระbpù-rácity; townในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)ภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai (school subject)3Thai-language; in Thaiมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)หมายถึงmăai tĕungหมายถึงmăai tĕung1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)เมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state; nation2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban areaหรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or?; really? (question/finality particle)2or (choice/alternative)ปราสาทbpraa-sàatปราสาทbpraa-sàat1castle; palace2sanctuary tower (Khmer/Angkor-style)
The word "pura" in Thai usually means a city or a castle.
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คำว่าkam wâaบุรีbù-reeในnaiชื่อchêuจังหวัดjang-wàtหลายแห่งlăai hàengของkŏngไทยtaiมีmeeรากศัพท์râak sàpมาจากmaa jàakคำว่าkam wâaปุระbpù-rá
The word "buri" in many Thai province names has its roots in the word "pura".
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiกวีgà-weeมักmákใช้cháiคำว่าkam wâaปุระbpù-ráเพื่อpêuuaบรรยายถึงban-yaai tĕungความยิ่งใหญ่kwaam yîng yàiของkŏngราชธานีrâat-chá-taa-nee
In Thai literature, poets often use the word "pura" to describe the greatness of the royal capital.
สถาปัตยกรรมsà-tăa-bpàt-dtà-yá-gamขอมkŏmโบราณboh-raanแห่งนี้hàeng néeถูกtòokสร้างขึ้นsâang kêunเพื่อpêuuaเป็นbpenเทtayวwáปุระbpù-ráสำหรับsăm-ràpองค์เทพong tâypเจ้าjâo
This ancient Khmer architecture was built to be a divine city for the gods.
Word Breakdown
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ปุระbpù-ráปุระbpù-rácity; town