dun

English

/dʌn/

noun
Definitions
  • A brownish grey colour.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English dun inherited from Old English dunn (dark, dingy brown, dun, bark-colored, brownish black) inherited from Proto-Germanic *dusnaz (brown, yellow) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (smoke, haze, raise dust, mist, come full circle, finish, fume, blow, dark, whisk, vapor, breath, gray, deep, camouflage) derived from Proto-Celtic *dusnos (brown) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews- (fly, whirl), *dʰewh₂- (smoke, haze, raise dust, mist, come full circle, finish, fume, blow, dark, whisk, vapor, breath, gray, deep, camouflage).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰewh₂-

Gloss

smoke, haze, raise dust, mist, come full circle, finish, fume, blow, dark, whisk, vapor, breath, gray, deep, camouflage

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

暗, 闇, 冥

Emoji
🌋 🚬

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