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bun.

base, bottom

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/bˠun̪ˠ/Munster/bˠunˠ/ ~ /bˠɞnˠ/Connacht/bˠɞnˠ/Ulster

  1. base, bottom

    masculine

  2. stump

    masculine

  3. lower end

    masculine

  4. basic provision

    masculine

  5. settled spell (of weather)

    masculine

  6. source

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish bun (“the thick end of anything, base, butt, foot”), from Proto-Celtic *bonus. Cognate with Welsh bôn.

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