Droh

/droʊ/ noun

Definition

An obsolete or archaic term whose precise meaning is unclear, possibly related to Gaelic or Old English roots.

Etymology

Possibly a variant or shortening of 'drogh,' which may derive from Irish Gaelic 'droch' meaning 'bad,' though the connection is uncertain.

Kelly Says

Single-syllable words like droh are the hardest to trace—they're often so old that all context is lost, making etymologists treat them like linguistic archaeology, excavating meaning from fragments.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
威嚇
we-hakt
ARالعربية
تهديد
ta-heed
BNবাংলা
ধমকি
dhom-kee
CACatalà
amenaça
ah-meh-na-sa
CSČeština
ohroženi
oh-roh-zhen-ee
DADansk
trussel
troo-sel
DEDeutsch
Drohung
droo-hoong
ELΕλληνικά
απειλή
a-pe-lee
ESEspañol
amenaza
ah-men-ah-sah
FAفارسی
تهدید
ta-heed
FISuomi
uhka
u-hka
FRFrançais
menace
meh-nahs
GUGU
ધમકી
dham-kee
HAHA
baci
ba-chee
HEעברית
איום
ee-yoom
HIहिन्दी
धमकी
dham-kee
HUMagyar
fenyegetés
fen-ye-ge-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
ancaman
an-cha-man
IGIG
nkwu
nkwu
ITItaliano
minaccia
min-chah-tsa
JA日本語
脅迫
kyouhaku
KKKK
ықылас
i-ky-las
KMKM
ការប្រកាស
kar pra-kas
KO한국어
협박
hyopbak
MRMR
धमकी
dham-kee
MSBahasa Melayu
ancaman
an-cha-man
MYမြန်မာ
လွမ်း
luwm
NLNederlands
dreiging
dray-hing
NONorsk
trussel
troo-sel
PAPA
dhamki
dham-kee
PLPolski
groźba
groz-ba
PTPortuguês
ameaça
ah-mee-sa
RORomână
amenință
ah-meh-nints-ah
RUРусский
угроза
ugo-ro-za
SVSvenska
hot
hoht
SWKiswahili
tisha
tee-sha
TAதமிழ்
பத்திரிகை
pathirika
TEతెలుగు
భయంకర
bhayankara
THไทย
ภัยคุกคาม
phai kuk-kam
TLTL
banta
ban-ta
TRTürkçe
tehdit
teh-dit
UKУкраїнська
загроза
zah-gro-za
URاردو
خطر
khatar
VITiếng Việt
cực
cuhk
YOYO
ìgbà
ee-gba
ZH中文
威胁
wēixié
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thee

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