Odia edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit [Term?].

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ପ୍ରାୟ (prayô)

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

Adverb edit

ପ୍ରାୟ (prayô)

  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 edit

  • 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