praf

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • prah archaic and regional
  • prav archaic and regional

Etymology

From earlier prah, from Old Church Slavonic прахъ (praxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *porxъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pers-. Compare Serbo-Croatian prah, also Megleno-Romanian prau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /praf/
  • (file)

Noun

praf n (plural prafuri)

  1. dust
  2. powder

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