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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries茶色
Pronunciation / Transliteration: chairo
"部屋の壁は茶色に塗られていた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A color that is a dark shade of orange or yellow, often associated with earth and wood.
"The walls of the room were painted a warm brown."
- 1
Having the color brown.
"She wore a brown dress to the party."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'brown' originates from the Old English 'brūn', which is derived from Proto-Germanic '*brūnō', meaning 'dark' or 'brown'. The term has evolved through various forms in Middle English before settling into its current usage in Modern English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Brown" is said worldwide
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marron
Transliteration: maʁɔ̃
"La couleur des murs était marron."
braun
Transliteration: bʁaʊn
"Die Wände waren braun gestrichen."
marrone
Transliteration: marˈrone
"Le pareti erano dipinte di marrone."
marrón
Transliteration: maˈron
"Las paredes estaban pintadas de marrón."
marrom
Transliteration: maˈɾõ
"As paredes eram pintadas de marrom."
भूरा
Transliteration: bhūrā
"कमरे की दीवारें भूरी थीं।"
棕色
Transliteration: zōngsè
"房间的墙壁是棕色的。"
갈색
Transliteration: galsaek
"방의 벽은 갈색으로 칠해져 있었다."
茶色
Transliteration: chairo
"部屋の壁は茶色に塗られていた。"
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