praegu

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *para-aikoihën. Univerbation of paras +‎ aeg, literally “the suitable time”. Cognate with Finnish parastaikaa and Finnish, Votic, and Ingrian paraikaa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈprɑe̯ɡ̊u/, [ˈprɑe̯ɡ̊u]
  • IPA(key): /ˈpræe̯ɡ̊u/, [ˈpræe̯ɡ̊u]
  • Rhymes: -ɑeɡu, -æeɡu
  • Hyphenation: prae‧gu

Adverb

praegu (not comparable)

  1. now, at the moment, currently

Synonyms

  • parajasti
  • parasjagu
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