brij

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Albanian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *brin(i), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- (to rub, scratch). Cognate to Sanskrit भ्रिणाति (bhriṇāti, he wounds).[1]

Verb

brij (aorist brijta, participle brirë)

  1. to rub, scratch

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 108

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bri. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɛi̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: brij
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Noun

brij m (plural brijen, diminutive brijtje n)

  1. porridge
    Synonym: pap
  2. goop, muck

Derived terms


West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

brij c (no plural, diminutive brijke)

  1. porridge
  2. mess

Further reading

  • brij”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011