broin

See also: bròin and bróin

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin brūnus (“brown, brunet”) (whence also Spanish bruno, French brun), 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

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
broin	broin pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbroin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Sranan Tongo

Broin

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch bruin.

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