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tungsten

/ˈtʌŋstən/TUHNG-stuhn
/ˈtʌŋstən/TUHNG-stuhn

Meaningheavy

Common meaning: a heavy metal

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√TU‘swell, be strong or large’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 141, p. 735 · scan
  2. Swedishtung‘heavy’source
  3. Swedishtungsten‘heavy stone’source
  4. Englishtungsten‘a heavy metal’ · 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 Swedish tung ‘heavy’.

Roots

  • tung Swedish “heavy”

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