tawny
Of a light brown to brownish orange colourOf a light brown to brownish orange colour; orangey brown tinged with gold.
» The tawny owl is a type of owl.
Der Waldkauz ist eine Eulenart. — Melang
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1 sensesOf a light brown to brownish orange colour; orangey brown tinged with gold.
gelbbraun, lohfarben
рыжева́то-кори́чневыйryževáto-koríčnevyj
of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
Examples
16 sentencesThe tawny owl is a type of owl.
deDer Waldkauz ist eine Eulenart. — Melang
Can you tell tawny owls apart from other owls?
deKannst du einen Waldkauz von anderen Eulen unterscheiden? — Melang
Can you distinguish between tawny owls and other owls?
deKannst du einen Waldkauz von anderen Eulen unterscheiden? — Melang
The elephant is grey and the lion is tawny colored.
What color is your urine: bright, tawny, reddish or golden brown?
deWelche Farbe hat dein Urin: hell, dunkelgelb, rötlich oder goldbraun? — Esperantostern
Translations
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Origin
The adjective is derived from Middle English tauni, tawne (“having a brownish-orange colouThe adjective is derived from Middle English tauni, tawne (“having a brownish-orange colour”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman taune, tawné, and Old French tané, tanné, tanney (“of a tan colour”), an adjective use of the past participle of taner (“to turn hide into leather, tan”), from tan (“pulped oak bark used to tan leather, tanbark”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *tannos (“green oak”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)dʰnwos, *(s)dʰonu (“fir”).
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Forms
tawnier, tawniestSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
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2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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