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Sep 11th, 2003, 01:17
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Poorti
Does anybody know what 'Poorti' means. It is a name and I think it is Hindi.
Many thanks. IainC. |
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Sep 11th, 2003, 06:07
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Looked like a good challenge to me so looked in several online Hindi-English dictionaries and the nearest I got to was as an adjective describing (someone as) forthright, famous, strong, or competent.
Now watch some scholar come on here and tell us it means "brake cable"!!!!! |
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Sep 11th, 2003, 06:32
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I couldn't find anything in my 1100 page Hindi/English dictionary either.
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Sep 11th, 2003, 10:54
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Well, we know it doesn't mean "monkey butt."
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Sep 11th, 2003, 11:27
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Maybe its a name given to Indian tea when the chaiwalla has run out of ginger?
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Sep 11th, 2003, 11:41
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Well spotted Colin.
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Sep 11th, 2003, 12:33
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Hmmm....one meaning in Hindi is 'to fill-up' or 'to compensate' depends on where you use it. Its not very common word and 'Poorti' also exists in Bengali, Nepali, and other indian languages, with the same (or near same meaning).
For example: Say A bought a bag of rice from B and asked to be delivered at his place. While delivering there the bag had a hole and some amount(say 2 Kgs) of rice was lost. Now A calls up B and complains. And he asks B to send 2kgs of rice which was lost. He can say this in Hindi " Mere 2kg ka nuksan ki to poorti kar do' Hope this helps cheers Vinay
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Sep 11th, 2003, 14:00
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I think it means "to complete", "to fulfill".
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Sep 11th, 2003, 16:58
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isn't it what indian youngsters are toilet trained on
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Sep 12th, 2003, 05:06
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<groooan>
Two bad puns in one thread! That must be a record! |
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Sep 12th, 2003, 05:48
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Thanks guys,
Layman was right. An Indian friend asked me if I knew what his name meant, and he was stumped when I found out. He doesn't know about indiamike.com Hee Hee. |
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Sep 12th, 2003, 16:52
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Sandeep Nain
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I always thought poorti as female name
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Sep 12th, 2003, 17:03
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Weird. Never heard of this name before...though the meaning you guys got is correct...poorti is to refill, fillup, complete or compensate...
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Sep 13th, 2003, 09:23
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Simply SyKaDeLiCk
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Poorti is not completely a hindi word...its roots is in sanskrit and its exact meaning in the context of a name would be content or fulfilled...so if a person is called poorti then it probably means he or she would go on to live a life which is content oand fulfilled....in the context of a verb it would mean to compensate...
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Oct 18th, 2003, 06:20
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Poorti is not a verb. It means 'complete'
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