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burnish

/ˈbɜːnɪʃ/BUR-nish
/ˈbɝnɪʃ/BUR-nish

Meaningbrown

Common meaning: polish until shiny

Journey through time

  1. Old High Germanbrūn‘brown’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsbrown → polishedburnist‘polished’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftspolished → polish until shinyburnish‘polish until shiny’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old High German brūn ‘brown’.

Roots

  • brūn Old High German “brown”

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