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purime

purima

masc acc pl of purima (adj); nt acc pl of purima (adj); masc loc sg of purima (adj); nt loc sg of purima (adj); …

1. earlier; past; former; previous
2. eastern; lit. previous
3. front; fore; lit. previous
4. what was said before; what was stated previously; lit. previous
5. first person; man in front; lit. previous

Etymology. pura + ima; Sanskrit pūrva, pūrvya

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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