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brillare.

to shine, to glisten, to sparkle or twinkle

8 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/brilˈla.re/
  1. to shine, to glisten, to sparkle or twinkle

    intransitive
  2. to go off or explode

    intransitive
  3. to set off or explode

    transitive
  4. to husk (rice)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Dravidian *weḷ Proto-Dravidian *ūr Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-ūr Proto-Indo-Iranian *i- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas Sanskrit -इक (-ika) Prakrit -इय (-iya) Prakrit वेरुलिअ (vērulia)bor. Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos)bor. Latin bēryllusder. Italian brillare Probably from an older *brillo, from Latin beryllus, berillus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos), or through a Vulgar Latin root *b(e)rillāre.

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