Thursday, January 28, 2010

भूरा بُھورا ♣ Eng. bear, brown

भूरा بُھورا ♣ Eng. bear, brown

[bʰūrā], adj. light brown.

[◀MIA ∙∙∙ ◀OIA *bhrūra- ‘brown’ <.babhrú- ‘reddish brown’ RV., babhruká- ‘brownish’ ŚBr. ◀PIE *bher- ‘shining; bright brown’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. bear, beaver, brown ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. brunet, burnet, burnish ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0195; (Turner, 1966) 9690, 9149; (MW, 1899) 0721; (Pokorny, 1959) 0136; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.210

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