Odia

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit प्राणी (prāṇī). Cognate to Bengali প্রাণী (prani) and Hindi प्राणी (prāṇī). Doublet of ପ୍ରାଣୀ (praṇi).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ପରାଣୀ (pôraṇi)

  1. animal; living being
    Synonym: ଜନ୍ତୁ (jôntu)
  2. person
    Synonyms: ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି (byôkti), ଜନ (jônô)

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