English Explanatory Dictionary

bundook

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A service-issue rifle.
name
  1. A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈbʌnduːk/

Word forms

bundook bundooks

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 Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon, “Pontic nut”). Doublet of bonduc.

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