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hûainoun

brook

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Meaningsevery sense kept, sourced — never invented
1n.

brooklexitron

2n.

stream; creeklexitron

3n.

hollow place containing water flowing from a mountain, such as a stream, brook, river, etcwiktionary

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From Proto-Tai *qrwɤjꟲ (“mountain stream”). Cognate with Lao ຫ້ວຍ (hūai), Lü ᦠᦽᧉ (ḣoy²), Shan ႁူၺ်ႈ (hōi), Ahom 𑜍𑜤𑜐𑜫 (ruñ), Saek รี̂, Zuojiang Zhuang khui [Ningming] or hui [Longzhou]. Compare Middle Chinese 水 (MC sywijX).

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