प्र-

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्र- (pra-).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɾə/

Prefix

प्र- • (pra-)

(productive) forward, onward; leading to
‎प्र- (pra-) + ‎देश (deś, “country”) → ‎प्रदेश (pradeś, “province, region”)
(productive) act of
‎प्र- (pra-) + ‎दान (dān, “gift”) → ‎प्रदान (pradān, “gifting”)
(unproductive) very, much
‎प्र- (pra-) + ‎बल (bal, “strength”) → ‎प्रबल (prabal, “strong”)

Derived terms

Hindi terms prefixed with प्र-

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

ᬧ᭄ᬭ- (Balinese script)
প্ৰ- (Assamese script)
প্র- (Bengali script)
𑰢𑰿𑰨- (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀧𑁆𑀭- (Brahmi script)
𑌪𑍍𑌰- (Grantha script)
પ્ર- (Gujarati script)
ਪੑਰ- (Gurmukhi script)
ꦥꦿ- (Javanese script)
ប្រ- (Khmer script)
ಪ್ರ- (Kannada script)
ປ຺ຣ- (Lao script)
പ്ര- (Malayalam script)
𑘢𑘿𑘨- (Modi script)
ᢒᠷᠠ᠊ (Mongolian script)
ᢒᡵᠠ᠊ (Manchu script)
ပြ- (Burmese script)
𑧂𑧠𑧈- (Nandinagari script)
𑐥𑑂𑐬- (Newa script)
ପ୍ର- (Oriya script)
ꢦ꣄ꢬ- (Saurashtra script)
𑆥𑇀𑆫- (Sharada script)
𑖢𑖿𑖨- (Siddham script)
ප්ර- (Sinhalese script)
ప్ర- (Telugu script)
ปฺร- (Thai script)
པྲ- (Tibetan script)
𑒣𑓂𑒩- (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pra-, from Proto-Indo-European *pro-.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ/

Prefix

प्र- • (pra-)

towards, forwards, pro-

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms prefixed with प्र-

Descendants

→ Bengali: প্র- (prô-) (learned)
→ Hindi: प्र- (pra-) (learned)
→ Old Javanese: pra-
- → Indonesian: pra- (learned)

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