pralni

Pralni is a term used in several South Slavic languages to denote washing or laundry-related concepts. It derives from the verb prati, meaning to wash, and typically functions as an adjective or as part of compound nouns. In practice, pralni appears in phrases describing devices, rooms, or services connected with washing.

In Slovenian, pralni is found in terms such as pralni stroj (washing machine) and pralnica (laundry facility). In Croatian and Serbian contexts, pralnica is commonly used for a laundry facility or laundromat, and pralni programs or pralni ciklus may refer to wash cycles on a machine. The exact form and usage vary by language and grammatical context, but the root idea remains tied to washing.

Pralni concepts appear in domestic, commercial, and industrial settings. Household language often mentions pralni stroj or pralnica in everyday conversation, while commercial laundries and industrial laundries use the same root to describe services and equipment, such as industrial pralnije or commercial pralne usluge. The term is usually part of a larger compound describing the object or activity rather than a standalone noun with broad stand-alone meaning.

Overall, pralni functions as a linguistic family term for things related to washing—whether a machine, a room, or a service—and its precise form is adapted to the grammar and vocabulary of each language in the region. See also laundry, washing machine, laundromat.