Burnie

/ˈbɜːrni/ noun

A small stream or rivulet, particularly in Scottish dialects; also, a term of endearment in some contexts.

From Scottish/Northern English 'burn' (small stream, from Old English 'burna') + diminutive suffix -ie. Common in Scottish place names and dialect speech.

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