different between zun vs bun

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z?n]

Noun

zun (plural zuns)

1. (nonstandard, Britain) Pronunciation spelling of sun.

   • So long’s the sky is clear;

   • Glaw’d bright as tha zun in a mornin o’ mâ;

Etymology 2

Romanized from Mandarin ? (z?n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z?n/, /dz?n/

Noun

zun (plural zuns or zun)

1. A type of Chinese ritual bronze or ceramic wine vessel with a round or square vase-like form, sometimes in the shape of an animal.

Translations

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• sun, sunn

Etymology

From Middle High German sun, from Old High German sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz (“son”). Cognate with German Sohn, Dutch zoon, English son, Icelandic sonur.

Noun

zun m (plural zünne)

1. (Sette Comuni) son

Declension

References

• “zun” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Friulian

Alternative forms

• ?un (alternative orthography)

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin derivative of Latin jej?nus, from iei?nus.

Adjective

zun

1. fasting
2. (figuratively) lacking

Related terms

• dizun
• zunâ

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsu?n/, /ts?n/

Contraction

zun (+ optional adjective(s) ending with -en + plural noun)

1. (obsolete or dialectal) to or for the (contraction of zu + den)

Japanese

Romanization

zun

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ????? (jwan:)

Noun

zun

1. spoon

References

• Kurabe, Keita (2016-12-31) , “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research?^[1], volume 35, DOI:10.14989/219015, ISSN 1349-7804, pages 91–128

Mandarin

Romanization

zun

1. Nonstandard spelling of z?n.
2. Nonstandard spelling of z?n.
3. Nonstandard spelling of zùn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *t?n, from Proto-Germanic *t?n?.

Noun

z?n ?

1. fence

Descendants

• Middle High German: z?n
  • German: Zaun

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Noun

zun m

1. son

Noun

zun f

1. sun

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?n/
• Rhymes: -?n

Etymology 1

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 *b?en??- (“thick, dense, fat”). Cognate with Dutch bonk (“clump, clot, cluster of fruits”). More at bunch.

Alternative forms

• bunn (archaic)

Noun

bun (plural buns)

1. A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced.
2. A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head.

   Synonyms: hair bun, French roll

   Hyponym: messy bun

3. (Northern England, Ireland) A cupcake.
4. (slang, Britain) A drunken spree.
5. (Internet, slang) A newbie.
6. (informal, chiefly in the plural) A buttock.
7. (informal) vagina
   • 1996 Richard Sandomir Life for Real Dummies: A Reference for the Totally Clueless page 5

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

   • 2015 Rachelle Ayala Whole Latte Love page 169

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

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

     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.

Synonyms

• cake

Derived terms

• (hairstyle): Princess Leia bun
• (hairstyle): man-bun

Translations

Further reading

• Bun (bread roll) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bun (hairstyle) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

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

Noun

bun (plural buns)

1. (dialect, archaic) A rabbit or sometimes a squirrel.

Etymology 3

Caribbean pronunciation of burn.

Verb

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

1. (Caribbean and MLE, slang) To smoke cannabis.
2. (MLE, African-American Vernacular, slang) To shoot.
   • 2004, MC Forcer, guest on Lethal Bizzle, "Pow!"

     Don't care about your crew, bun them anyday

   • 2011, Jme, "Mike Lowery"

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

Noun

bun (plural buns)

1. (Caribbean and MLE, slang) marijuana cigarette, joint

Etymology 4

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

Alternative forms

• p'un, pun

Noun

bun (plural buns or bun)

1. (Korean units of measure) A Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm.

References

Anagrams

• nub

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *bhun?. Compare Illyrian *bounon. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *b?ewd?- (“to be wake, keep watch”).

Noun

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

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

   Synonyms: kasolle, kolibe

Declension

Related terms

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• bunu

Etymology

From Latin bonus. Compare Daco-Romanian bun.

Adjective

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

1. good

Derived terms

Related terms

Chibcha

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?un/

Noun

bun

1. bread, bun

References

• Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin bonus.

Adjective

bun m (feminine buna)

1. good

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /b??n?/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /b??n?/

Noun

bun m (genitive singular buin, nominative plural bunanna)

1. base, bottom
2. stock, stump, trunk
3. lower end
4. extremity
5. basis, origin, foundation
6. basic provision
7. settled state
8. source, direction
9. trace
10. (card games) score required to win game

Declension

Synonyms

• stoc

Derived terms

Mutation

Further reading

• Entries containing “bun” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “bun” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

References

• "bun" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 bun”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Japanese

Romanization

bun

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Ligurian

Etymology

From Latin bonus.

Adjective

bun

1. good

Old French

Adjective

bun m (oblique and nominative feminine singular bune)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of bon

Declension

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bun/

Noun

bun m (genitive bona, nominative plural bonai)

1. base
2. bottom
3. butt
4. end

Inflection

Descendants

Mutation

References

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 bun”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bun/

Etymology 1

From Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”).

Adjective

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

1. good

   Antonym: r?u

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• bun?tate

Noun

bun n (plural bunuri)

1. good, asset, possession

Declension

Etymology 2

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”) .

Noun

bun m (plural buni, feminine equivalent bun?)

1. (uncommon) grandfather

   Synonym: bunic

Derived terms

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pun/

Noun

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

1. bottom, base, foundation
2. butt, stub

Derived terms

Mutation

References

• “bun” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, ?ISBN.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 bun”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Somali

Noun

bun ?

1. coffee

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bom.

Adjective

bun

1. good

Adverb

bun

1. very, rather

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English bone.

Noun

bun

1. (anatomy) bone