词汇 | proo |
释义 | Definition of proo in English:prooexclamation pruː Irish English, Yorkshire, English Regional, Scottish, Northern
OriginLate 17th century; earliest use found in John Ray (1627–1705), naturalist and theologian. Apparently imitative. With use as a command to a horse to stop or stand still compare German brr, †burr, Icelandic prr, Danish prr, pru, pruhh, ptro, ptru, etc., Swedish pro, prro, proh, ptro, etc., French brrr, all in the same sense. With use as a call to a cow or calf compare also Scottish Gaelic pruidh, in the same sense (of uncertain origin, perhaps from English). Definition of proo in US English:prooexclamationpruː Irish English, Yorkshire, English Regional, Scottish, Northern
OriginLate 17th century; earliest use found in John Ray (1627–1705), naturalist and theologian. Apparently imitative. With use as a command to a horse to stop or stand still compare German brr, † burr, Icelandic prr, Danish prr, pru, pruhh, ptro, ptru, etc., Swedish pro, prro, proh, ptro, etc., French brrr, all in the same sense. With use as a call to a cow or calf compare also Scottish Gaelic pruidh, in the same sense (of uncertain origin, perhaps from English). |
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