pria

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French

Verb

pria

  1. third-person singular past historic of prier

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Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रिय (priya, “beloved”). Doublet of priayi.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpria/ , /pəˈria/
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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: pri‧a

Noun

pria (first-person possessive priaku, second-person possessive priamu, third-person possessive prianya)

  1. man, boy
    Synonym: laki

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin prius, with the ending influenced by Italian prima (“before”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpri.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: prì‧a

Adverb

pria

  1. (archaic, literary, poetic) before, previously
    Synonym: prima
    Antonym: dopo
    in pria ― firstly
    • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto I, page 14, lines 97–99:
      e ha natura sì malvagia e ria, ¶ che mai non empie la bramosa voglia, ¶ e dopo 'l pasto ha più fame che pria.
      and has a nature so malign and ruthless, ¶ that never doth she glut her greedy will, ¶ and after food is hungrier than before.

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Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /priˈa/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: pri‧a

Verb

pria

  1. third-person singular indicative imperfect of prii
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