ପ୍ରାୟ

Odia

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾajɔ/

Noun

ପ୍ରାୟ (prāya)

1. death
2. abundance; plenty
3. starvation; fasting
4. age
5. sin
6. like; equal; similar

Adverb

ପ୍ରାୟ (prāya)

1. like; similar to
2. equally
3. ordinarily; commonly
4. constantly; always
5. repeatedly
6. little; slightly
7. nearly; about
8. mostly; for the most part
9. now and then

References

• Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ପ୍ରାୟ”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
• Neukom, Lukas (2003) A grammar of Oriya‎^[1], Zürich: Seminar für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, page 298