bun

Irish (Donegal)

/bˠʊnˠ/, /bˠʌnˠ/

noun
Definitions
  • base, bottom
  • stock, stump, trunk
  • lower end
  • extremity
  • basis, origin, foundation
  • basic provision
  • settled state
  • source, direction
  • trace
  • (card games) score required to win game

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish bun (base, the thick end of anything, butt, foot, bottom) inherited from Proto-Celtic *bonus (foundation).

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*bonus

Gloss

foundation

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