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myrrh

/ˈmɜː/MUR
/ˈmɝ/MUR

Meaningmyrrh, a bitter resin

Common meaning: a fragrant gum resin

Journey through time

  1. Arabicmurrsource
  2. Latinmyrrhasource
  3. Middle Englishmirresource
  4. Englishmyrrh‘a fragrant gum resin’ · 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 Arabic murr ‘myrrh, a bitter resin’.

Roots

  • murr Arabic “myrrh, a bitter resin”

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