barley en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɑːli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbɑɹli/ (General-American)
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Etymology
From Middle English barly, barli, from Old English bærlīċ (“barley-like”, adjective) (later referring to barley itself and grain crops of similar appearance), from bere (“barley”) (compare Scots bere (“six-rowed barley”)), from Proto-Germanic *baraz (compare Old Norse barr), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“spike, prickle”). Equivalent to bere + -ly. See English brew.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
- (Singapore, uncountable, usually) The seed of Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| barleys | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sea barley · barley grass · caustic barley · barley itch · barley-bird · barley beer · wall barley · barleymow · meadow barley · barley coal · Barley mild mosaic bymovirus · barley fork · barleybrake · barley-broth · barley twist · barley worm · barley moon · four-rowed barley · barley midge · Indian caustic barley · sprat barley · two-rowed barley · foxtail barley · barley reel · barley scab fungus · Barley yellow striate mosaic virus · barley-wine · barley-bree · Scotch barley · barleylike · barley-water · barley-broo · common barley · wild barley · nonbarley · six-rowed barley · Himalayan barley · barley scald · barley jointworm · Barley stripe mosaic virus · barley smut · barley water · Tibetan barley · mouse barley · barley sugar · barleycorn · barley-hood · pearl barley · barley sack · barley sandwich · barley-sugar · barleymeal · squirreltail barley · hulled barley · little barley · barley wine · barley bread
Hypernyms
cereal (grain crop) · grain (grain crop)
Translations (192)
ar شَعِير (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · vro kesv (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ce мукх (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · cs ječmen (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · enm barly (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · sc orju (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · fi ohra (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · sv korn (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · cmn 大麥 /大麦 (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · cy haidd (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · br heiz (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · sh ječam (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · rm üerdi (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · eo hordeo (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · scn oriu (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · akk ûm (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · izh odra (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ady хьэ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · mrw dawa' (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · szl jynčmiyń (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · no bygg (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · so shaciir (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · alt арба (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · dv ހިމަ ގޮދަން (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ug ئارپا (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ast cebada (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · arz شعير (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · rsk ярец (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ms beras belanda (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ta வாற்கோதுமை (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ky арпа (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ur جو (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · mn арвай (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · kmr ceh (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · gnc tamosen (Fuerteventura, Lanzarote) (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · pt cevada (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · pdt Joascht (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · haw palaoa huluhulu (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · sc orgiu (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · it orzo (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · cmn 洋薏 (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · koi ид (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ko 보리 (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · nds Garst (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · myv шуж (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · udi му (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ca ordi (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · sl ječmen (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · dlm vuarz (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · si බාර්ලි (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · udm йыды (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · am ገብስ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · yi גערשט (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · hsb ječmjeń (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · nl gerst (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · tab мух (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ga eorna (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · de Gerste (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ba арпа (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · os кӕрвӕдз (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · or ଯଅ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · rif imendi (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · enm bere (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · gnc tano (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · et oder (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · xag 𐕌𐕒𐕡 (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · kw barlys (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · tr arpa (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · gu જવ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · is bygg (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · xal арва (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · cu ѩчьмꙑкъ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · rm ierdi (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · sc ogliu (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · kn ಜವೆ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · th บาร์เลย์ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · bg ечеми́к (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · la hordeum (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · rm giuotta (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · kum арпа (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · pl jęczmień (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · pa ਜੌਂ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · av бугӏа (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · vec órxo (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · dar мухъи (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ja オオムギ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · vi lúa mạch (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · sc orzu (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · xsv maizīs (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · eu garagar (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · cu ѩчьмꙑ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · sk jačmeň (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · gld пуди (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · hu árpa (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · rm giuta (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · km ស្រូវបាឡេ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · gd eòrna (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · pox jącmin (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · fur vuardi (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · be ячме́нь (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · sah нэчимиэн (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · sh јечам (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · bo ནས (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · sq elb (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · lt miežis (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · my မုယော (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ro orz (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · sc olzu (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · lbe хъа (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ha sha’ir (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · tyv көже (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · gl cebada (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · cjs арба (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · da byg (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · tk arpa (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · sw shayiri (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ks وُشکہٕ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ltg mīži (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ab ақьар (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · oc òrdi (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · yai яԝ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · lez мух (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · cv урпа (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · tl sebada (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · dsb jacmjeń (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · uz arpa (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · mnc ᠠᡵᡶᠠ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · xh irhasi (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · qu siwara (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · iu ᐹᓖᑦ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · es cebada (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ttt жуьгь (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ru ячме́нь (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · chr ᎤᎦᏔ ᎤᏛᏒ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · kn ಬಾರ್ಲಿ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · rup ordzu (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · gv oarn (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · hi जौ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · tt арпа (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ckb جۆ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · sa यव (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · mnc ᠮᡠᠵᡳ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · mhn gerst (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ang bere (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · grc κριθή (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · uk ячмі́нь (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · inh мукх (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · kbd хьэ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · fa جو (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · uga 𐎌𐎓𐎗 (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · kw barlysen (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ml യവം (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · gl orxo (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · kk арпа (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · kjh кӧче (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · te బార్లీ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · csb jãczm (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · mk јачмен (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · rm giutta (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · tg ҷав (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · bo འབྲུ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · af gars (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · egy it:Z2ss (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · sva ჭჷმინ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · hy գարի (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · io hordeo (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ka ქერი (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · crh arpa (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · tk آرفه (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · cy barlys (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · sdh جۊیە (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · lv mieži (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · an ordio (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ja 大麦 (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · sga eórna (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · krc арпа (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ceb sebada (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · ms barli (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · sco baurley (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · gnc aramotanoque (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · lb Geescht (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · frp horgeo (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · fo bygg (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · yue 大麥 /大麦 (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · he שעורה (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · az arpa (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · fr orge (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · el κριθάρι (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · os хъӕбӕрхор (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · wa oidje (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · grc κρῖ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) · om garbuu (Hordeum vulgare or its grains)