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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic бръвь (brŭvĭ), from Proto-Slavic *bry. Cognates include Middle Persian (blwk' /brūg/), Northern Kurdish birû, Ossetian ӕрфыг (ærfyg), Sanskrit भ्रू (bhrū), Old English brū.
Pronunciation
Noun
бровь • (brovʹ) f inan (genitive бро́ви, nominative plural бро́ви, genitive plural брове́й, relational adjective бро́вный, diminutive бро́вка)
- eyebrow
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References
- бровь in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru