dun
Meaning
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- thin, slender
- sparse
- runny
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dʏn/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch dunne, from Old Dutch *thunni, from Proto-West Germanic *þunnī, from Proto-Germanic *þunnuz. Cognate with English thin (Compare West-Flemish thinne).
New
dunnen
- (ergative) to thin, to become/make slender
- (ergative) to become/make sparse
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