Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *prus-sk-, from Proto-Indo-European *prews-. Cognates include Sanskrit प्रुष्णोति (pruṣṇoti, to sprinkle), Czech prskat (to splutter, sizzle) and Serbo-Croatian prskati (to splash).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈprɐʊ̯sʲtʲɪ]
  • Hyphenation: praus‧ti

Verb

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praũsti (third-person present tense praũsia, third-person past tense praũsė)

  1. (transitive) to wash (esp. one's face), to bathe
    Synonyms: mazgoti, plauti, skalbti
    prausti véidą šáltu vándeniuwash your face with cold water
    Rankà rañką prausia. (idiomatic)you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours (literally, “The hand washes the hand.”)
  2. (transitive) to give showers of rain
    Lietùs juõs praũsia.The rain is showering them.
  3. (transitive) to reprimand, to scold, to punish

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 423

Further reading

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  • Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  • prausti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • prausti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024