praj

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Albanian *per(i)-anja.[1]

Verb

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praj (aorist prajta, participle prajtë)

  1. to incline to, cling to, lean
  2. to infect

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Albanian *prainja, from Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, *prēy- (like, love). Cognate to Sanskrit प्रिणति (prīṇāti, to please) and Gothic frijon (to love).[2]

Verb

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praj (aorist prajta, participle prajtë)

  1. to comfort, to soothe
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “praj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 344
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “praj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 344

Romanian

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Noun

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praj m (plural praji)

  1. Alternative form of praz

Declension

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