prau
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See also: práu
Noun
prau (plural praus)
- Alternative form of proa
- 1900, Joseph Conrad, chapter 2, in Lord Jim:
- ... they had collected there, coming from north and south and from the outskirts of the East, after treading the jungle paths, descending the rivers, coasting in praus along the shallows, crossing in small canoes from island to island, passing through suffering, meeting strange sights, beset by strange fears, upheld by one desire.
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Noun
prau
Etymology
Noun
prau m (plural praos)
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Numeral
prau
Romanization
prau
- Romanization of ꦥꦿꦲꦸ
Etymology
Borrowed from a (South) Slavic prachŭ or Old Church Slavonic прахъ (praxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *porxъ. Compare Romanian praf.
Noun
prau n
Etymology
Possibly conflated with Aragonese prau, ultimately from Latin pratum. Cognate with Asturian prau.
Noun
prau m (plural prai)
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