bruin

== English == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch bruun (“brown”) via William Caxton's 1485 translation of a Dutch version of the legend of Reynard the Fox. Bruin is the bear, named for his brown color. Doublet of brown. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɹuːɪn/ Rhymes: -uːɪn Homophone: brewin' === Noun === bruin (plural bruins) A folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos. === See also === oud bruin === Anagrams === Bruni, Burin, Rubin, burin, rub in, rubin == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch bruin. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === bruin (attributive bruin or (of people alternatively) bruine, comparative bruiner, superlative bruinste) brown coloured, of mixed-race and/or Southeast Asian stock ==== Inflection ==== == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brœy̯n/ Hyphenation: bruin Rhymes: -œy̯n === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch bruun, from Old Dutch *brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz. ==== Adjective ==== bruin (comparative bruiner, superlative bruinst) brown ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: bruin Negerhollands: bruun, brin, bryen → Papiamentu: brùin, brein, bruin → Sranan Tongo: broin === Etymology 2 === From the adjective bruin. ==== Noun ==== bruin n (plural bruinen, diminutive bruintje n) the color brown ==== Noun ==== bruin c (uncountable, no diminutive) (slang) heroin Mijn god, zit ie aan de bruin? ― My god, is he on heroin? ===== Usage notes ===== The expression aan de bruin zijn is used for the addiction to heroin only, not for individual shots. === See also === == Papiamentu == === Etymology === From Dutch bruin. === Adjective === bruin brown