Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Late Latin murmurium, from Latin murmur, from Proto-Indo-European *mormur-, *mur- (to mutter).

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /muʁˈmu.ɾi.u/ [muɦˈmu.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /muʁˈmu.ɾju/ [muɦˈmu.ɾju]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /muɾˈmu.ɾi.u/ [muɾˈmu.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /muɾˈmu.ɾju/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /muʁˈmu.ɾi.u/ [muʁˈmu.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /muʁˈmu.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /muɻˈmu.ɾi.o/ [muɻˈmu.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /muɻˈmu.ɾjo/

  • Hyphenation: mur‧mú‧ri‧o

Noun edit

murmúrio m (plural murmúrios)

  1. murmuring, whispering
  2. grumbling
  3. rippling
  4. rustling

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