prah

See also: práh

Alak

Noun

prah

1. (Alak) sky

Alternative forms

• brah (Harak)

Further reading

• Theraphan L. Thongkum, The place of Lawi, Harak and Tariang within Bahnaric (1997), in The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal, volume 27

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch vracht (“freight, mass”), from Middle Dutch vracht, from Middle Low German vracht, vrecht (“payment for cargo”), from Old Saxon frāht, frēht, from Proto-Germanic *fra- + *aihtiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprah]
• Hyphenation: prah

Noun

prah (first-person possessive prahku, second-person possessive prahmu, third-person possessive prahnya)

1. Alternative spelling of prahoto
2. (colloquial) freight, goods or items in transport.

   Synonym: muatan

Further reading

• “prah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *porxъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pers-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prâːx/

Noun

prȃh m (Cyrillic spelling пра̑х)

1. (uncountable) powder

Declension

Declension of prah

	singular
nominative	prah
genitive	praha
dative	prahu
accusative	prah
vocative	praše / prahu
locative	prahu
instrumental	prahom

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

prah (Cyrillic spelling прах)

1. first-person singular imperfect past of prati

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *porgъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prax]

Noun

prah f (genitive singular prahu, nominative plural prahy, genitive plural prahov, declension pattern of dub)

1. threshold

Declension

Declension of prah

	singular	plural
nominative	prah	prahy
genitive	prahu	prahov
dative	prahu	prahom
accusative	prah	prahy
locative	prahu	prahoch
instrumental	prahom	prahmi

Further reading

• prah in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *porxъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pers-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /práːx/

Noun

prȃh m inan

1. (uncountable) dust (fine, dry particles)

Inflection

Masculine inan., hard o-stem, mobile accent
nominative	práh
genitive	prahú
	singular
nominative	práh
accusative	práh
genitive	prahú
dative	práhu
locative	práhu
instrumental	práhom

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	práh
genitive	práha
	singular
nominative	práh
accusative	práh
genitive	práha
dative	práhu
locative	práhu
instrumental	práhom

Further reading

• “prah”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran