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bundook

/ˈbʌnduːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bun-dook
IPA
/ˈbʌnduːk/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A service-issue rifle.

British usage; Slang

name

A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

From Hindi बन्दूक़ (bandūq, “gun”), from Arabic بُنْدُقِيَّة (bunduqiyya, “gun”), from بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, pebble, bullet”) + ية (ya, “-y”), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭭𐭣𐭪 (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικὸν κάρυον (Pontikòn káruon, “Pontic nut”). Doublet of bonduc.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: बन्दूक़, بُنْدُقِيَّة, 𐭯𐭭𐭣𐭪, Ποντικὸν κάρυον

Usage

Inflected Forms

bundooks (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce bundook?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌnduːk/.
What does bundook mean?
A service-issue rifle.
Where does bundook come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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