bruin

Meaning

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

Synonyms

bear

🐻

brown bear

Ursus arctos

Ursus

Translations

αρκούδα

ayı

🐻

Bärl

καστανόχρους άρκτος

καφέ αρκούδα

ours

🐻

ours brun

ursus arctos

ós

orso bruno

beer

🐻

ors

urso

🐻

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɹuːɪn/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bruun (“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. Doublet of brown.