Etymology

Compound of buru (“head”) +‎ muin (“marrow, pith”)Category:Basque compound terms#BURUMUIN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buɾumui̯n/ [bu.ɾu.mũĩ̯n]Category:Basque 3-syllable words#BURUMUINCategory:Basque terms with IPA pronunciation#BURUMUIN
• Rhymes: -umui̯n, -ui̯nCategory:Rhymes:Basque/umui̯n#BURUMUINCategory:Rhymes:Basque/umui̯n/3 syllables#BURUMUINCategory:Rhymes:Basque/ui̯n#BURUMUINCategory:Rhymes:Basque/ui̯n/3 syllables#BURUMUIN
• Hyphenation: bu‧ru‧muin

Noun

burumuin inanCategory:Basque lemmas#BURUMUINCategory:Basque nouns#BURUMUINCategory:Basque entries with incorrect language header#BURUMUINCategory:Basque inanimate nouns#BURUMUINCategory:Pages with entries#BURUMUINCategory:Pages with 1 entry#BURUMUIN

1. (anatomyCategory:eu:Anatomy#BURUMUIN) brain(s)

References

• “burumuin”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
• “burumuin”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• R. L. Trask (2008), “burumuin”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 149
• Trask, Robert L. (1997), The History of Basque, Routledge, →ISBN, page 250