Beary

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beary¹

  • /ˈbɛə.ɹi/ UK
  • /ˈbɛɹi/
  • /ˈbɛə̯ɹi/ US, dialectal
  • /ˈbeːɹi/ Australia
  • /ˈbeəɹi/ New Zealand
  • /ˈbiəɹi/
  • /ˈbeɹɪ/ Scotland
  • /ˈbeɹe/ Scotland
  • /ˈbɜːɹɪ/

Sounds like Barry, berry, Berry, bury (all only in accents with the Mary–marry–merry merger), beery (cheer–chair merger) · Rhymes with -ɛəɹi

Where it comes from

From bear + -y.

adjective bearier · beariest

  1. informal Of or pertaining to a bear.

Beary²

Where it comes from

Ultimately from Sanskrit व्यापारी (vyāpārī).

proper noun Byari

  1. uncountable A dialect of Malayalam, spoken by Muslim communities in the Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala.

noun Bearies · Byari

  1. A person who speaks Beary.

Beary³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Irish Ó Béara.

proper noun Bearys

  1. A surname from Irish.

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