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quinine

/kˈwaɪˌnaɪn/KWIGH-nyn
/kˈwaɪˌnaɪn/KWIGH-nyn

Meaningbark

Common meaning: a bitter drug from cinchona bark

Journey through time

  1. Quechuakinasource
  2. Frenchquinasource
  3. Frenchquininesource
  4. Englishquinine‘a bitter drug from cinchona bark’ · 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: Built on Quechua kina ‘bark’.

Roots

  • kina Quechua “bark”

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