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uncle

/ˈʌŋkəl/UHNG-kuhl
/ˈʌŋkəl/UHNG-kuhl

Meaninga mother's brother

Common meaning: a parent's brother

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√AW‘be pleased, be satisfied’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 25, p. 731 · scan
  2. Latinavunculumsource
  3. Frenchoncle‘an uncle’source
  4. Englishuncle‘a parent's brother’ · 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 Latin avunculum ‘a mother's brother’.

Roots

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