ronroni

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From French ronronner, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Spanish ronronear.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ronˈroni]
  • Rhymes: -oni
  • Hyphenation: ron‧ro‧ni

Verb

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ronroni (present ronronas, past ronronis, future ronronos, conditional ronronus, volitive ronronu)

  1. (intransitive) to purr
    • 2002, Valdemar Vinar, La skandalo pro Jozefo:
      Sed — ke mi estu justa — unu estaĵo tamen ŝatis min: mia granda longhara nigra virkato, kiu ofte venadis por kuŝripozi sur miaj genuoj; mi karesis ĝin kaj ĝi kontente, obtuze ronronis ĝuante varmon de mia korpo.
      But, to be fair, there was one creature who liked me anyway: my big, long-haired, black male cat, who would often come to lie resting on my knees; I would pet him and he would contentedly, obtusely purr, enjoying my body heat.

Conjugation

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See also

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