prusten
English
Etymology
From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German verb prusten (“to sneeze, to snort”).
Pronunciation
Noun
prusten (uncountable)
- A sound made by tigers and snow leopards without the intent to threaten, producing a breathy snort by blowing through the nostrils whilst the mouth is closed — a low-frequency equivalent of the purring found in domestic cats.
- 2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, Canongate (2003), →ISBN, chapter 57, page 163:
- He made a sound, a snort from his nostrils. I pricked up my ears. He did it a second time. I was astonished. Prusten?
- ibidem, pages 163–164:
- Prusten is the quietest of tiger calls, a puff through the nose to express friendliness and harmless intentions.
- 2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, Canongate (2003), →ISBN, chapter 57, page 163:
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- English: prusten
Further reading
- “prusten” in Duden online