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

• brain

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(ʲ)-/	mbroin

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

Sranan Tongo

Broin

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch bruin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾoiŋ/, /ˈbɾoin/, [ˈbɾʊ̞iŋ], [ˈbɾɔ̝iŋ]

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