murk

English

/mɝk/, /mɜːk/

adj
Definitions
  • Dark, murky

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English merke inherited from Old English mirce derived from Old Norse myrkr (dark, gloom, darkness, murky) derived from Proto-Germanic *merkuz (dark) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mergʷ- (darken, be dark, flicker, dark, coloured).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mergʷ-

Gloss

darken, be dark, flicker, dark, coloured

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

暗, 闇, 冥

Emoji
🌑 🕶️

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