bruin

English - Turkish

Definition of bruin in English Turkish dictionary

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) boz ayı

ayı

(isim) ayı

ayıcık

English - English

Definition of bruin in English English dictionary

a folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos

A bear; so called in popular tales and fables

{i} brown bear

a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'

large ferocious bear of Eurasia

Related Terms

bruins

plural of bruin

Hyphenation

bru·in

Turkish pronunciation

bruîn

Pronunciation

/ˈbro͞oən/ /ˈbruːɪn/

Etymology

() From Dutch bruin (“brown”) via William Caxton's 1485 translation of a Dutch version of the legend of Reynard the Fox. Bruin is the bear, named for his brown color.