broin

See also: bròin and bróin

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin brūnus (“brown, brunet”) (whence also Spanish bruno, French brun), from Proto-West Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (“brown”).

Adjective

broin (feminine broina)

  1. brown
  2. dark

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bronʲ/

Noun

broin

  1. inflection of bran (“raven”):
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative plural

Mutation

Mutation of broin
radical lenition nasalization
broin broin
pronounced with /β-/		 mbroin

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch bruin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɾoi̯ŋ/, /bɾoi̯n/, [bɾʊ̞i̯ŋ], [bɾɔ̝i̯ŋ]

Adjective

broin

  1. brown

Derived terms

  • broinbonki (“brown bean”)

See also

Colours in Sranan Tongo (kloru) (layout · text)
     redi      geri      blaw      grun      weti
     blaka      broin      alanya      lila      [Term?]

References

  • Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “broin”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary
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