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birr

n.
US //ˈbɝ// UK //bˈɜː// birr
Synonyms
Etymology 1

From Middle English bir (“favorable or strong wind”), from Old English byre (“strong wind, storm”); cognate with Norwegian bør, Icelandic byrr (“sailing winds”), Albanian borë (“snow”), and Polish burza (“storm, thunderstorm”).

Etymology 2

From Amharic ብር (bər, “silver”).

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