bun

bún (canonical masculine)
buunitté (feminine plural)
bún (absolutive)
búunu (predicative)
bún (subjective)
buntí (genitive)
búunul (l-case)
búunuk (k-case)
búunut (t-case)
búunuh (h-case)
búun (alternative Afar Northern)
búna (alternative Afar Southern)
buná (alternative Afar Southern)


bun

hut (of mountain shepherds), chalet, fenced area (for cattle)

sq-noun

bun m (plural bune, definite buni, definite plural bunet)

bune (plural)
buni (definite)
bunet (definite plural)
bun (indefinite nominative singular)
buni (definite nominative singular)
bune (indefinite nominative plural)
bunet (definite nominative plural)
bun (accusative indefinite singular)
bunin (accusative definite singular)
bune (accusative indefinite plural)
bunet (accusative definite plural)
buni (dative indefinite singular)
bunit (dative definite singular)
buneve (dative indefinite plural)
buneve (dative definite plural)
buni (ablative indefinite singular)
bunit (ablative definite singular)
bunesh (ablative indefinite plural)
buneve (ablative definite plural)

Inherited from Proto-Albanian *bhunā. Compare Illyrian *bounon. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to be wake, keep watch”).


bun

head

bun m (feminine bunã, plural bunj, feminine plural buni or bune)

bunã (feminine)
bunj (plural)
buni (feminine plural)
bune (feminine plural)
bunu (alternative)

From Latin bonus. Compare Daco-Romanian bun.


bun

Coordinate term: cake

A small bread roll that is sweetened or spiced.

A bread roll that is served with a savoury filling such as a hamburger or hot dog.

Coordinate term: cake

(Northern England, especially Northumbria) Any bread roll.

Senses referring to baked goods.
Any bread roll.

Coordinate term: cake

Senses referring to baked goods.
(Northern England, Ireland) A cupcake.

Senses referring to baked goods.
A cupcake.

loose bun;   messy bun;   tight bun

The physician should evaluate for a history of tight ponytails, buns, chignons, braids, twists, weaves, cornrows, dreadlocks, sisterlocks, and hair wefts in addition to the usage of religious hair coverings.

2021, Becky S. Li, Howard I. Maibach, Ethnic Skin and Hair and Other Cultural Considerations, page 154:

A roll of hair worn at the back of the head.

nice buns;   tight buns

(Canada, US, slang, chiefly in the plural) A buttock.

How 'bout I put my hot dog in your bun?

1996, Richard Sandomir, Life for Real Dummies: A Reference for the Totally Clueless, page 5:

Wait. I can touch your boobs, stick my wiener in your bun, but I can't kiss you?

2015, Rachelle Ayala, Whole Latte Love, page 169:

I'm just saying, you being a mama, it's time to clear the cobwebs. You know what I'm saying? Put a banana in the monkey. You know, hot dog in your bun.

2019 Hot Blood, Hot Thoughts, Hot Deeds, Empire season 5 episode 13

buns (plural)
bunn (alternative archaic)

couldn't organise a bun fight in a bakery

bolletjie

a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced

bolla

a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head

From Middle English bunne (“wheat cake, bun”), from Anglo-Norman bugne (“bump on the head; fritter”), from Old French bugne (hence French beignet), from Frankish *bungjo (“little clump”), diminutive of *bungu (“lump, clump”), from Proto-Germanic *bungô, *bunkô (“clump, lump, heap, crowd”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ- (“thick, dense, fat”). Cognate with Dutch bonk (“clump, clot, cluster of fruits”). More at bunch.


bun

Bunning her hair, she left her childhood bedroom for the hall.

2014, A. A. Garrison, The Long Short Story: Novellas, page 39:

(transitive) To form (the hair) into a bun.

en-verb

bun (third-person singular simple present buns, present participle bunning, simple past and past participle bunned)

buns (present singular third-person)
bunning (participle present)
bunned (participle past)
bunned (past)
bunn (alternative archaic)


bun

She brought home two new buns to join the menagerie!

C'm'ere and get some hay, you little bun-bun!

Clipping of bunny (“rabbit”), sometimes reduplicated.

(dialect, archaic, nonclipped) A bunny: a rabbit.

(dialect, archaic) The scut or tail of a hare.

Probably from Scots bun (“tail of a rabbit or hare”), which is probably from Scottish Gaelic bun (“bottom, butt, stump, stub”).


bun

(Caribbean, MLE and MTE, slang) To smoke cannabis.

(MLE, African-American Vernacular, slang) To shoot.

2004, MC Forcer, guest on Lethal Bizzle, "Pow!"
Don't care about your crew, bun them any day

Some man acting dumb, think's he's a gun-man, wanna bring me drama. How you gonna bun me?

Look, come round, come round gunning, I still look try to bun him
Don't chat on the net ’bout bunnin, oh my God why the fuck you runnin?

2017, “Fire in the Booth”, performed by Taze, reused in ”Usual Suspects”:

The K in the back, the glock in the front
It’s one in the head, you know how we bun

2018, “Slatt Season”, in Sorry For The Get Off, performed by Drego & Beno, track 15:

buns (present singular third-person)
bunning (participle present)
bunned (participle past)
bunned (past)


bun

Man say that they spray the fire
I fuck that shit, I drop the bun

2018, “Rolling Round”, HL8 and SimpzBeatz (music), performed by Sparko of OMH:

(Caribbean and MLE, slang) marijuana cigarette, joint


bun

A Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm.

buns (plural)
bun (plural)
p'un (alternative)
pun (alternative)

From the Revised Romanization of Korean 분 (bun), from Chinese 分 (fèn, “fen”). Doublet of fen.


bun

head

bun m (genitive singular buin, nominative plural bunanna)

buin (genitive singular)
bunanna (nominative plural)
bun (indefinite nominative singular)
bunanna (indefinite nominative plural)
a bhuin (indefinite singular vocative)
a bhunanna (indefinite plural vocative)
buin (genitive indefinite singular)
bunanna (genitive indefinite plural)
bun (dative indefinite singular)
bunanna (dative indefinite plural)
an bun (definite nominative singular)
na bunanna (definite nominative plural)
an bhuin (definite genitive singular)
na mbunanna (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbun (dative definite singular)
don bhun (dative definite singular)
leis na bunanna (dative definite plural)
bun
bhun
mbun

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


bun

From Latin bonus. Compare Aromanian bun, Romanian bun.


bun

head

bun m (oblique and nominative feminine singular bune)

bune (feminine nominative oblique singular)
buns (masculine singular subjective)
bune (feminine singular subjective)
bun (neuter singular subjective)
bun (masculine oblique singular)
bune (feminine oblique singular)
bun (neuter oblique singular)
bune (oblique singular)
bun (oblique singular)
bun (masculine plural subjective)
bunes (feminine plural subjective)
bun (neuter plural subjective)
bun (plural subjective)
buns (masculine oblique plural)
bunes (feminine oblique plural)
bun (neuter oblique plural)
bunes (oblique plural)
bun (oblique plural)


bun

bun m (genitive bona, nominative plural bonai)

bona (genitive)
bonai (nominative plural)
bun (nominative singular)
bun (dual nominative)
bonae (nominative plural)
bun (singular vocative)
bun (dual vocative)
bonu (plural vocative)
bun (accusative singular)
bun (accusative dual)
bonu (accusative plural)
bono (genitive singular)
bona (genitive singular)
bono (dual genitive)
bona (dual genitive)
bonae (genitive plural)
bun (dative singular)
bonaib (dative dual)
bonaib (dative plural)
bun
mbun

Irish: bun

Manx: bun

Scottish Gaelic: bun

From Proto-Celtic *bonus. Cognate with Welsh bôn.


bun

E un om bun, crede-mă.

Sunt bun la fotbal.

ro-adj

bun m or n (feminine singular bună, masculine plural buni, feminine and neuter plural bune)

bună (feminine singular)
buni (masculine plural)
bune (feminine neuter plural)
bun (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
bună (feminine indefinite singular)
buni (indefinite masculine plural)
bune (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
bunul (definite masculine neuter singular)
buna (definite feminine singular)
bunii (definite masculine plural)
bunele (definite feminine neuter plural)
bune (feminine indefinite singular)
bunului (definite masculine neuter singular)
bunei (definite feminine singular)
bunilor (definite masculine plural)
bunelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Inherited from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos. Doublet of bon, bonă, and bonus.


bun

bunuri (plural)
bun (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bunul (accusative definite nominative singular)
bunuri (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
bunurile (accusative definite nominative plural)
bun (indefinite singular)
bunului (definite singular)
bunuri (indefinite plural)
bunurilor (definite plural)
bunule (singular vocative)
bunurilor (plural vocative)


bun

ro-noun

bun m (plural buni, feminine equivalent bună)

buni (plural)
equivalent bună (feminine)
bun (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bunul (accusative definite nominative singular)
buni (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
bunii (accusative definite nominative plural)
bun (indefinite singular)
bunului (definite singular)
buni (indefinite plural)
bunilor (definite plural)
bunule (singular vocative)
bunilor (plural vocative)

Either from the above word or from a Vulgar Latin *avunus, ultimately from the same Proto-Indo-European root as avus. (Compare the diminutive avunculus, avonculus), probably influenced by or confused with bonus. Compare also Friulian von (“grandfather”), Calabrian and Piedmontese bona (“grandmother”).


bun

head

bun m (genitive singular buna or buin, plural buin or bunan)

buna (genitive singular)
buin (genitive singular)
buin (plural)
bunan (plural)
bun
bhun

inh

the thick end of anything, base, butt, foot


bun

Orait God, Bikpela i mekim man i slip i dai tru. Na taim man i slip yet, God i kisim wanpela bun long banis bilong man na i pasim gen skin bilong dispela hap.

1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:21:


bun

From Ottoman Turkish بوك (buñ), Proto-Turkic *buŋ. Cognate with Kazakh мұң (mūñ).


bun

ó bùn mi ní owó

(transitive) to dash, to donate, to give away

(transitive) to gift, bless, or endow someone

(intransitive) to be gifted, endowed, or blessed with something