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==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|prāz}}, {{IPA|en|/pɹeɪz/}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-praise.ogg|a=GA}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪz|s=1}}
* {{homophones|en|prays|preys}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|en|enm|praise}}, {{m|enm|preyse}}, from the verb (see below). {{doublet|en|prize}}. Displaced native {{ncog|enm|lof}} from {{ncog|ang|lof|t=praise}} and {{ncog|enm|loenge}}, {{m|enm|loange}} from {{ncog|fro|löenge}}, {{m|fro|löange|t=praise}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun|~}}

# [[commendation|Commendation]]; favourable representation in words.
#: {{syn|en|Thesaurus:praise}}
#: {{ant|en|blame}}
#: {{usex|en|The writer's latest novel received great '''praise''' in the media.}}
#: {{usex|en|You deserve '''praise''' for the hard work you've done recently.}}
#: {{usex|en|She gave them some faint '''praise''' for their assignments, despite not being totally convinced by the quality.}}
#: {{usex|en|dim '''praise'''}}
# [[worship|Worship]].
#: {{usex|en|'''praise''' of God}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der4|en|title=Terms derived from ''praise'' (noun)|damn with faint praise|praise name|praiseworthy|praise be|praise be to God|self-praise|sing the praises}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|commendation; favorable representation in words}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مِدْحَة|f}}, {{t|ar|إِثْنَاء|m}}, {{t|ar|إِطْرَاء|m}}, {{t|ar|مَحْمَدَة|f}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|գովեստ}}
* Aromanian: {{t|rup|alavdã|f}}
* Assamese: {{t|as|গুণ}}, {{t|as|প্ৰসংশা}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|tərif}}, {{t|az|öymə}}, {{t|az|mədh}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|пахвала́|f}}, {{t|be|хвала́|f}}
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|তারিফ}}, {{t+|bn|প্রশংসা}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|alabança|f}}, {{t+|ca|lloança|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|稱讚|tr=cing1 zaan3}}, {{t|yue|讚揚|tr=zaan3 joeng4}}, {{t|yue|表揚|tr=biu2 joeng4}}, {{t|yue|褒揚|tr=bou1 joeng4}}, {{t|yue|稱道|tr=cing1 dou6}}, {{t|yue|稱揚|tr=cing1 joeng4}}, {{t|yue|表彰|tr=biu2 zoeng1}}
*: Hokkien: {{t|nan-hbl|稱讚|tr=chheng-chàn}}, {{t+|nan-hbl|讚揚|tr=chàn-iông}}, {{t+|nan-hbl|表揚|tr=piáu-iông}}, {{t|nan-hbl|褒揚|tr=po-iông}}, {{t+|nan-hbl|表彰|tr=piáu-chiong}}, {{t+|nan-hbl|呵咾|tr=o-ló}}, {{t+|nan-hbl|褒|tr=po}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|稱讚|tr=chēngzàn}}, {{t+|cmn|讚揚|tr=zànyáng}}, {{t+|cmn|表揚|tr=biǎoyáng}}, {{t+|cmn|褒揚|tr=bāoyáng}}, {{t+|cmn|稱道|tr=chēngdào}}, {{t+|cmn|稱揚|tr=chēngyáng}}, {{t+|cmn|表彰|tr=biǎozhāng}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|chvála|f}}, {{t|cs|pochvala|f}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|lof|m}}
* Egyptian: {{t-egy|jꜣw|h=i-A-w-A30}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|laŭdo}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|ylistys}}, {{t+|fi|kehu}}, {{t+|fi|kehuminen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|louange|f}}
* Friulian: {{t|fur|laud|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|louvanza|f}}, {{t|gl|gabanza|f}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|შექება}}, {{t|ka|ქება}}, {{t|ka|ქება-დიდება}}
* German: {{t+|de|Lob|n}}
* Gothic: {{t|got|𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃|f}}
* Greek:
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|αἴνεσις|f}}, {{t|grc|ἔπαινος|m}}, {{t|grc|αἶνος}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|שֶׁבַח}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|तारीफ़|f}}, {{t+|hi|प्रशंसा|f}}, {{t+|hi|स्तुति|f}}, {{t+|hi|बड़ाई|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|dicséret}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|lof}}, {{t+|is|hrós|n}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|pujian}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|clú|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|elogio}}, {{t+|it|lode|f}}, {{t+|it|complimento|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|賞賛|tr=しょうさん, shōsan|sc=Jpan}}
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|pesn}}
* Latin: {{t|la|laus|f}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|по́фалба|f}}
* Malayalam: {{t|ml|പ്രശംസ|sc=Mlym}}
* Ngazidja Comorian: {{t|zdj|swifa|c9|c10}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|lof|n}}, {{t|ang|hering|f}}
* Old Polish: {{t|zlw-opl|sławosłowie}} {{qualifier|song of praise}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|ستایش|tr=setâyeš}}, {{t+|fa|ثنا|tr=sanâ}}, {{t+|fa|آفرین|tr=âfarin}}
* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|Loff|m}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|pochwała|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|louvor|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|laudă|f}}, {{t+|ro|elogiu|n}}, {{t+|ro|glorificare|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|похвала́|f}}, {{t+|ru|восхвале́ние|n}}, {{t+|ru|хвала́|f}}
* Sami:
*: Kildin Sami: {{t|sjd|кыҋҋт}}
* Sanskrit: {{t+|sa|शँसति}}, {{t+|sa|स्तौति}}, {{t|sa|प्रशम्सा}}, {{t+|sa|स्तौति}}, {{t+|sa|शँसति}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|cliù|m}}, {{t|gd|luaidh|m}}, {{t|gd|moladh|m}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|chvála|f}}, {{t|sk|pochvala|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|hvála|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|alabanza|f}}, {{t+|es|loa|f}}, {{t+|es|enaltecimiento|m}}, {{t+|es|elogio|m}}, {{t|es|popamiento|m}} {{qualifier|for a pet}}
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|புகழ்ச்சி}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|పొగడ్త}}
* Tocharian B: {{t|txb|palauna}}, {{t|txb|pālalñe}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|övgü}}, {{t+|tr|methiye}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|похвала́|f}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|تعریف|f|tr=tārīf}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|לויב|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|worship}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|عِبَادَة|f}}, {{t|ar|حَمْد|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|讚美|tr=zaan3 mei5}}
*: Hokkien: {{t+|nan-hbl|呵咾|tr=o-ló}}, {{t+|nan-hbl|讚美|tr=chàn-bí}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|讚美|tr=zànměi}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|ülistamine}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|ylistys}}, {{t+|fi|palvonta}}
* French: {{t+|fr|louange|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Lob|n}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|स्तुति|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|dicsőítés}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|adorazione|f}}, {{t+|it|gloria|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|礼賛|tr=らいさん, raisan|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|礼讃|tr=らいさん, raisan|sc=Jpan}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|вели́чање|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|ستایش|tr=setâyeš}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|louvor}}, {{t+|pt|adoração|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|devoțiune|f}}, {{t+|ro|adorare|f}}, {{t+|ro|venerare|f}}, {{t+|ro|divinizare|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|прославле́ние|n}}, {{t+|ru|хвала́|f}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|cliù|m}}, {{t|gd|luaidh|m}}, {{t|gd|moladh|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|adoración}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|shangilia}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|papuri}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|భజన}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|hamt}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{checktrans-top}}
* Dutch: {{t+check|nl|eerbetoon}}
* Italian: {{t+check|it|lode|f}}, {{t+check|it|elogio|m}}, {{t+check|it|complimento|m}}
* Latin: {{t-check|la|laus|f}}
* Slovak: {{t-check|sk|chvála|f}}, {{t-check|sk|pochvala|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|en|enm|praisen|praisen, preisen}}, from {{der|en|fro|proisier|proisier, preisier|to value, prize}}, from {{der|en|LL.|pretiō||to value, prize}} from {{m|la|pretium|t=price, worth, reward}}. Displaced native {{ncog|enm|herien}} from {{m+|ang|herian|t=to praise}}.

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# To give praise to; to [[commend]], [[glorify]], or [[worship]].
#: {{usex|en|Be sure to '''praise''' Bobby for his excellent work at school this week.}}
#: {{usex|en|Some of the passengers were heard '''praising''' God as the stricken plane landed safely.}}

=====Conjugation=====
{{en-conj|stem=prais|old=1}}

=====Antonyms=====
* {{l|en|blame}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der3|en|praise with faint damns|praise the Lord|praise to the skies|overpraise|underpraise|unpraised}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|to give praise to}}
* Aghwan: {{t|xag|𐔰𐕔𐕙𐔴}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|lëvdoj}}, {{t+|sq|lavdëroj}}, {{t+|sq|mburr}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مَدَحَ}}, {{t|ar|أَثْنَى}}, {{t|ar|أَطْرَى}}, {{t|ar|حَمِدَ}}
*: Egyptian Arabic: {{t|arz|حمد|tr=ḥamad}} {{qualifier|God}}, {{t|arz|مدح|tr=madaḥ}} {{qualifier|others}}, {{t|arz|شكر في|tr=šakar fi}}
*: Moroccan Arabic: {{t|ary|حمد|tr=ḥmad}} {{qualifier|God}}, {{t|ary|مدح|tr=mdaḥ}}, {{t|ary|شكر|tr=škar}}, {{t|ary|شكر في|tr=škar fi}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|գովել}}
* Aromanian: {{t|rup|alavdu}}
* Assamese: {{t|as|গুণ গা}}, {{t|as|বখান}}, {{t|as|প্ৰসংশা কৰ}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|öymək}}, {{t+|az|tərifləmək}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|маҡтау}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|хвалі́ць|impf}}
* Breton: {{t+|br|meuliñ}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|хваля́|impf}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|lloar}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|讚|tr=zaan3}}, {{t|yue|讚美|tr=zaan3 mei5}} {{qualifier|worship}}
*: Hokkien: {{t+|nan-hbl|呵咾|tr=o-ló}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|讚揚|tr=zànyáng}}, {{t+|cmn|稱讚|tr=chēngzàn}}, {{t+|cmn|表揚|tr=biǎoyáng}}, {{t+|cmn|誇獎|tr=kuājiǎng}}, {{t+|cmn|讚美|tr=zànměi}} {{qualifier|worship}}
*: Teochew: {{t|nan-tws|呵咾}}
* Cornish: {{t|kw|gormel}}, {{t|kw|praysya}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|chválit|impf}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|rose}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|loven}}, {{t+|nl|prijzen}}, {{t+|nl|eren}}
* Egyptian: {{t-egy|dwꜣ|h=dwA-A-A30}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|laŭdi}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|ülistama}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|rósa}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|ylistää}}, {{t+|fi|kehua}}, {{t+|fi|palvoa}}
* French: {{t+|fr|louer}}, {{t+|fr|féliciter}}, {{t+|fr|prôner}}, {{t+|fr|vénérer}}
* Friulian: {{t|fur|laudâ}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|loar}}, {{t+|gl|gabar}}
* German: {{t+|de|loben}}, {{t+|de|preisen}}
* Gothic: {{t|got|𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|επαινώ}}, {{t+|el|εγκωμιάζω}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|αἰνέω}}, {{t|grc|ἐπαινέω}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|שיבח|tr=shibéakh|alt=שיבח \ שִׁבֵּחַ}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|तारीफ़ करना}}, {{t|hi|प्रशंसा करना}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|dicsér}}, {{t+|hu|méltat}}, {{t+|hu|dicsőít}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|hrósa}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|laudar}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|mol}}, {{t|ga|cuach}}
*: Old Irish: {{t|sga|molaidir}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|lodare}}, {{t+|it|elogiare}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|褒める|tr=ほめる, homeru}}, {{t+|ja|称える|tr=たたえる, tataeru}}, {{t|ja|讃える|tr=たたえる, tataeru}}, {{t+|ja|賞賛|tr=しょうさんする, shōsan suru|alt=賞賛する}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|칭찬하다}}
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+check|kmr|pesinandin}}, {{t+check|kmr|pesn dan}}, {{t+check|kmr|meth kirin}} <!-- link as t-SOP if non-idiomatic; put marked word in |alt=; see [[User:Kephir/gadgets/xte#Translation_fixing]] -->
* Ladino: {{t|lad|loar|tr=לואר}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|laudo}}
* Latvian: {{t+|lv|slavēt}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|gìrti}}, {{t|lt|pagìrti}}
* Lombard: {{t|lmo|lodà}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|фали|impf}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|memuji}}
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|പ്രശംസിക്കുക|sc=Mlym}}, {{t|ml|വാഴ്തുക|sc=Mlym}}, {{t|ml|പുകഴ്തുക|sc=Mlym}}
* Mansaka: {{t|msk|bantog}}
* Manx: {{t|gv|moyl}}
* Maore Comorian: {{t|swb|sifu|alt=usifu}}
* Mirandese: {{t|mwl|agabar}}
* Ngazidja Comorian: {{t|zdj|himiɗia|alt=uhimiɗia}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|rose}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|lausar}}
* Old Church Slavonic:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|cu|хвалити|impf}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|herian}}
* Old Norse: {{t|non|hrósa}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|ستودن|tr=setudan}}, {{t|fa|تعریف کردن|tr=ta'rif kardan}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|chwalić|impf}}, {{t+|pl|pochwalić|pf}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|louvar}}, {{t+|pt|enaltecer}}, {{t+|pt|elogiar}}
* Punjabi: {{t|pa|ਵਡਿਆਉਣਾ}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|lăuda}}, {{t+|ro|slăvi}}, {{t+|ro|proslăvi}}
* Romansch: {{t|rm|ludar}}, {{t|rm|luder}}, {{t|rm|lodar}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|хвали́ть|impf}}, {{t+|ru|похвали́ть|pf}}, {{t+|ru|восхваля́ть|impf}}, {{t+|ru|превозноси́ть|impf}}
* Sami:
*: Kildin Sami: {{t|sjd|кыҋҋтэ}}
* Sanskrit: {{t+|sa|ईडयति}}, {{t+|sa|स्तौति}}
* Sardinian: {{t|sc|alabai}}, {{t|sc|alabare}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|mol}}, {{t|gd|luaidh}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|хвалити|impf}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|hvaliti|impf}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|chváliť|impf}}, {{t|sk|pochváliť|pf}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|hvaliti|impf}}
* Soussian: {{t|shi|allɣ}}, {{t|shi|kkat tallunt i}}, {{t|shi|sxn aɣrum i}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|alabar}}, {{t+|es|elogiar}}, {{t+|es|ensalzar}}, {{t+|es|enaltecer}}, {{t+|es|loar}}, {{t+|es|encarecer}}, {{t+|es|popar}} {{qualifier|a pet}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|shangilia}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|berömma}}
* Tajik: {{t|tg|таъриф кардан}}, {{t|tg|сутудан}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|పొగడు}}, {{t+|te|భజించు}}, {{t+|te|మెచ్చుకొను}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|ยกย่อง}}, {{t+|th|สรรเสริญ}}
* Tocharian A: {{t|xto|päl-}}
* Tocharian B: {{t|txb|päl-}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|övmek}}, {{t+|tr|methetmek}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|хвали́ти|impf}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|تعریف کرنا|tr=tārīf karnā}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|khen ngợi}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|canmol}}, {{t+|cy|clodfori}}, {{t+|cy|moli}}, {{t+|cy|moliannu}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|לויבן}}
* Zulu: {{t|zu|bonga|alt=-bonga}}, {{t|zu|dumisa|alt=-dumisa}}
* ǃXóõ: {{t|nmn|da̰ã}}
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===Further reading===
* {{R:Webster 1913}}
* {{R:Century 1911}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aeiprs|Pearis|Persia|perais|Parise|Paresi|Paries|aspire|spirea|paires|paries|Arispe}}

==Irish==

===Adjective===
{{head|ga|adjective form|cat2=comparative adjectives}}

# {{infl of|ga|pras||f|gen|s|;|comd}}

===Mutation===
{{ga-mut}}

==Scottish Gaelic==

===Noun===
{{head|gd|noun form|g=f}}

# {{inflection of|gd|prais||gen|s}}