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burner

/ˈbɜːnə/BUR-nur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈbɝnɚ/BUR-nur

Meaningone that burns

Common meaning: the part of a stove or lamp that makes the flame

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Journey through time

  1. Old Englishbernan‘also byrnan, to burn’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbernensource
  3. Englishburn‘to be on fire’
  4. Englishformed in English from burnburner‘the part of a stove or lamp that makes the flame’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from burn + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), BURN, p.84 · scan

Source words

  • bernan Old English · source word “to be on fire”

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