birk

Meaning

  1. A birch tree.
  2. A Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus, syn. Leuciscus phoxinus).

Frequency

42k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɜː(ɹ)k/
Etymology

From Middle English birk, birke, byrke, a northern variant of Middle English birche (“birch”). More at birch. (tree): Cognate with Scots birk.

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