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murmur.

murmur/mutter; whisper/rustle, hum/buzz; low noise; roar/growl/grunt/rumble;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmʊr.mʊr]Classical-Latin[ˈmur.mur]

  1. murmur, murmuring

    declension-3 · neuter

  2. humming, roaring, rumbling, growling, grumbling

    declension-3 · neuter

  3. rushing, crashing

    declension-3 · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *mormur-, *mur- (“to mutter”). Reduplication points to imitative, onomatopoeic origin of the root. Cognate with Sanskrit मर्मर (marmara, “rustling sound, murmur”), Ancient Greek μορμύρω (mormúrō, “to roar, boil”), Lithuanian mùrmėti (“to mutter, murmur, babble”), Old High German murmurōn, murmulōn (“to mumble, murmur”), Old Norse murra (“to grumble, mumble”), Old Armenian մռմռամ (mṙmṙam).

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