"bugan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʊɡən/, /ˈbuːɡən/, /ˈbʌɡən/ Forms: bugans [plural]
Rhymes: -uːɡən Etymology: From Welsh bwgan (“hobgoblin”), from Middle Welsh, possibly from Middle English bugge. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cy|bwgan||hobgoblin}} Welsh bwgan (“hobgoblin”), {{der|en|wlm|-}} Middle Welsh, {{der|en|enm|bugge}} Middle English bugge Head templates: {{en-noun}} bugan (plural bugans)
  1. hobgoblin, evil spirit
    Sense id: en-bugan-en-noun-aIjNpSsI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "4": "",
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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        {
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        ],
        [
          "evil",
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        ],
        [
          "spirit",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʊɡən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuːɡən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʌɡən/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːɡən"
    }
  ],
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      },
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        "English terms derived from Welsh",
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        [
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        ],
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          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʊɡən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuːɡən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʌɡən/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːɡən"
    }
  ],
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}

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