Briar

/ˈbraɪər/ noun

Definition

A thorny shrub or wild rose plant with sharp prickles, often found in hedgerows and bushland.

Etymology

From Old English 'brær' or 'brere,' possibly related to Old Norse and Germanic roots. The word originally referred to any prickly shrub, particularly wild roses and brambles.

Kelly Says

Briar pipes became fashionable in Victorian times because the wood from the briar heath plant is extremely heat-resistant—it won't burn through even when smoking hot pipes. Sherlock Holmes famously smoked from a briar pipe!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንብር (nber)
n-ber
ARالعربية
شوكة (shooka)
shoo-kah
BNবাংলা
কঁচা (kacha)
kach-ah
CACatalà
espinar
eh-spe-nar
CSČeština
křov
khr-ov
DADansk
thornbush
thorn-bush
DEDeutsch
Dornbusch
dohrn-boosh
ELΕλληνικά
θάμνος (thámenos)
tha-menos
ESEspañol
zarza
sar-sah
FAفارسی
گیل (gil)
geel
FISuomi
piikkipensas
pee-kk-i-pen-sas
FRFrançais
buisson
bwee-zohn
GUGU
કાંકરી (kaankari)
kaank-ah-ree
HAHA
goro
goh-roh
HEעברית
שיח (shi'ach)
shee-akh
HIहिन्दी
काली (kaali)
kah-lee
HUMagyar
tüskebokor
toos-keh-boh-kor
IDBahasa Indonesia
semak belukar
seh-mak beh-loo-kar
IGIG
akụ
ah-koo
ITItaliano
ginepro
jee-neh-proh
JA日本語
茨 (tobi)
toh-bee
KKKK
тоны (tony)
toh-nee
KMKM
ឈើ (cheu)
cheu
KO한국어
관목 (gwanmok)
gwan-mok
MRMR
काळी (kaali)
kah-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
semak belukar
seh-mak beh-loo-kar
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုးပင် (kyoe pin)
kyo-peh-n
NLNederlands
doornstruik
door-n-strook
NONorsk
thornbush
thorn-bush
PAPA
ਕਾਲਾ (kala)
kah-lah
PLPolski
kolczasta krzew
kol-ch-ah-st-ah krzhev
PTPortuguês
zarza
sar-zah
RORomână
ghimpă
ghim-pah
RUРусский
колючка
koh-lee-ch-kah
SVSvenska
thornbush
thorn-bush
SWKiswahili
mtaa
mtaa
TAதமிழ்
புதர் (pudaar)
poo-dah-r
TEతెలుగు
చెట్టు (chettu)
chet-too
THไทย
หนาม (nam)
nahm
TLTL
balatong
ba-la-tong
TRTürkçe
dikenli çalı
dih-ken-lee chah-lee
UKУкраїнська
колючка
koh-lee-ch-kah
URاردو
بُنڈل (bundal)
bun-dal
VITiếng Việt
cây gai
kway guy
YOYO
ẹ̀kù
eh-koo
ZH中文
荆棘 (jīngjī)
jing-jee
ZUZU
umthunzi
oom-thun-zee

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