Lemizh / English dictionary
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pràj.
to make beautiful, to beautify
Usage notes
This word is used for anything aesthetically pleasing to the senses, including tastes and smells.
Etymology
< NLem prUn‑a
< LMLem prìn‑yr ‘pleasing, dear’ [of things]
< MLem priin‑yr ‘pleasing, dear’
< OLem prīn‑ ‘please, be dear’
< PLem *prīn‑, nasal-infix present of
< PIE *prei̯H‑
Cognates
Ved prīṇā́ti ‘pleases’; for some reason unrelated to Prague and Ger Pracht ‘splendour’