gunny.
A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp.
Meaning & usage
A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp.
Clipping of gunny sack
Where this word comes from
From Hindi and Marathi गनी (ganī) or गोन (gon), from Sanskrit गोणी (goṇī), ultimately of Dravidian origin. Doublet of gunia.
A gunnery sergeant.
Where this word comes from
A shortening of gunnery sergeant
Resembling or characteristic of a gun.
Full of guns or gunplay.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis Proto-Germanic *gunþiz Old Norse gunnr Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂tís Proto-Germanic *hildiz Old Norse hildr Old Norse Gunnhildrder. Middle English gunne English gun Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gunny From gun + -y.
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