As a Hindi name
पूरुष · pūrush · s.m.
= purush, q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 278
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Man, male, mankind. E. pūra to be full, (the world,) aff. kuṣan; it is also written puruṣa, &c.
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Dictionary citations
pūruṣa m. (mc.) = puruṣa, RV.; &c.
pūruṣa m. (-ṣaḥ) Man, male, mankind. E. pūra to be full, (the world,) aff. kuṣan; it is also written puruṣa, &c.
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