Murphy
pronunciation
How to pronounce Murphy in British English:
UK [ˈmə:fi]
How to pronounce Murphy in American English:
US [ˈmɚfi]
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- Noun:
- an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
Word Origin
- Murphy
- Gaelic Murchadh "sea-warrior." The Celtic "sea" element is also in names Muriel (q.v.), Murdoch (Old Irish Muireadhach, Old Welsh Mordoc "mariner"), etc. Murphy bed (1925) is named for U.S. inventor William Lawrence Murphy (1876-1959). By happy coincidence, Murphy was an illiterate 18c.-19c. perversion of Morpheus, god of sleep.
Example
- 1. Murphy and burke took a radically different view .
- 2. • Kathleen murphy , fidelity investments , university of connecticut law school : no. 32
- 3. " It 's cool to build an enterprise company nowadays , " says murphy . "
- 4. Mr murphy has called for executive salary caps .
- 5. Unless I misread him murphy appears to be saying so .