Save Type Political Subdivision & Settlement Usage Indonesian, Sundanese Scripts ᮕᮥᮁᮝᮊᮁᮒ(Sundanese) Pronounced Pron. /pʊr.wa.ˈkar.ta/(Indonesian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Sanskrit पूर्व (purva) meaning "beginning, ancient, old" and Sanskrit कृत (krta) meaning "done, accomplished". This is the name of a regency and town in Indonesia.