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puri.

castle (fortified building)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/pu.ri/

  1. castle (fortified building)

  2. palace, royal residence

  3. residential section of a palace

  4. temple (Bali)

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Where this word comes from

From Malay puri, from Sanskrit पुर (pura). Doublet of pura. * Semantic loan from Javanese ꦥꦸꦫꦶ (puri, “palace”) and Balinese ᬧᬸᬭᬷ (puri, “palace, temple”).

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