pru

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pru"

Translingual

Symbol

pru

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Puragi.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Puragi terms

Catalan

Verb

pru

1. inflection of pruir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish pru and Russian пру (pru), ultimately onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pru/
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: pru

Interjection

pru

1. (to a horse) whoa, stop

   Synonym: tpr

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpru/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: pru

Interjection

pru

1. (to a horse) whoa (stop)

   Synonym: prr

   Antonym: wio

2. brr (in reaction to the cold or something gross)

   Synonym: brr

Derived terms

verb

• prukać impf

Further reading

• pru in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾu/

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

pru

1. (onomatopoeia) coo (representing the sound made by a dove or pigeon)

Coordinate terms

• arrulho

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

pru m (plural prus)

1. a type of nose flute used by the Aimorés

Further reading

• “pru”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
• “pru”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “pru”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025