руен

Polygenous:

• Inherited from Proto-Slavic *řujьnъ (“roaring”), of onomatopoeic origin; akin to Bulgarian рева́ (revá, “to cry”).
• Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rujьnъ (“turbulent”); akin to Bulgarian ри́я (ríja, “to dig”).
• Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rujьnъ (“reddish, vibrant”), limited to South Slavic; akin to dialectal Bulgarian руй (ruj, “sumac”).

Dictionaries do not make formal distinction between the various meanings.

• IPA^(key): [ˈruɛn]

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ру́ен • (rúen)

1. (of liquids, streams) foaming, frothy

   руйно вино ― rujno vino ― foamy wine

   руен поток ― ruen potok ― foaming stream

2. (of sound) vibrant, resonant

   руйна реч ― rujna reč ― sweet-sounding speech

3. (of complexion) reddish, vermillion (color of sumac panicles)

   руен:  

4. (of fruits) starting to ripen, half-ripe

• ру́ев (rúev, “lustrous, gleaming”)

• “руен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “руен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “ру́йнꙑй; -енъ, -йна, -йно”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 89
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “руен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 337

• IPA^(key): [ˈruɛn]

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руен • (ruen) (not comparable)

1. red, ruddy