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tulip

/ˈtuːləp/TOO-luhp
/ˈtuləp/TOO-luhp

Meaninga turban

Common meaning: a cup-shaped flower

Journey through time

  1. Persiandulband‘a turban’source
  2. Italiantulipa‘tulipano, a tulip’source
  3. Frenchtulippesource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa turban → a cup-shaped flowertulip‘a cup-shaped flower’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Persian dulband ‘a turban’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry TULIP, p. 667 · dictionary scan

Roots

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