"bunkie" meaning in All languages combined

See bunkie on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbʌŋki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bunkie.wav [Southern-England] Forms: bunkies [plural], bunky [alternative], bunkee [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English bunkumclip. English bunk Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English bunkie From bunk + -ie. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bunk|-ie<id:diminutive>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English bunkumclip. English bunk Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English bunkie [Appendix:Glossary#clipping|Clipping]] of", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bunkum", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "clipping" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bunk", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-i, *-ī", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-j-, *-ij-", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-j-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-i", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ie", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bunkie", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bunkie"> From bunk + -ie. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bunkie (plural bunkies)
  1. A bunkmate, someone with whom one shares a bunk bed.
    Sense id: en-bunkie-en-noun-elkDZrGs Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive): 26 37 38
  2. Familiar term of address.
    Sense id: en-bunkie-en-noun-VU36GDh- Categories (other): English terms of address, English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive) Disambiguation of English terms of address: 3 78 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive): 26 37 38
  3. a small cabin with a bunk or bed(s), a free-standing bedroom or sleeping area separate from the main house or cottage, which may or may not have other facilities (a fully outfitted outbuilding with a kitchen or bathroom would be a guest house or accessory dwelling unit and not a bunkie)
    Sense id: en-bunkie-en-noun-24e-poIu Categories (other): English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 23 12 66 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 23 12 65 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 23 12 65 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 22 10 67 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 6 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive): 26 37 38 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 14 13 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 6 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 87 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 15 13 72 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 12 11 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bunk, bunkbed, bunkmate, bunkroom, bunkhouse, bunkie board
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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