As a Hindi name
तूर · noun · masculine
एक प्रकार का बाजा । नगाडा़ · तुरही नाम का बाजा । सिंघा — Śabdasāgara
तूर · adj
शीघ्रता करनेवाला । जल्दबाज — Śabdasāgara
तूर · tūr · s.m.
= tūl, q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 342
तूर · feminine
pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan, formerly Cajanus indicus).
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit तुबरी — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Prakrit तुवरी (tuvarī, “a kind of grain”), from Sanskrit तुबरी (tubarī, “pigeon pea”)—also तुबर m (tubara), तूबर m (tūbara), and तुम्बरी f (tumbarī)—, perhaps from Dravidian. Compare Tamil துவரை (tuvarai). Cognate with Marathi तूर (tūr) and Gujarati તુવેર (tuver).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
tubarī f. Cajanus indicus, L.
alum or alum earth (also tumb˚, L.; tūb˚, L., Sch.), Npr.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Hastening. 2 A courier. — rā Speed.
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Dictionary citations
tūra m. = 2. ˚rya, L.
cf. ardha-
tūra a. 1 Hastening. 2 A courier. — rā Speed.
tūra (ī) tūrī r. 4th cl. (tūryyate) To go quick, to make haste. 2 To kill, to hurt or injure.
tūra n. (-raṃ) Any musical instrument. f. (-rī) A trumpet. E. tvara to speed, affix ac.
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