bund

bund · noun¹

1. German · borrowed fromBund“alliance, league”
2. English todaybund

From German Bund (“alliance, league”). Doublet of Bund, bond, and band.

bund · noun, verb²

1. Classical Persian · derived fromبند
2. Hindustani · borrowed from
3. English todaybund

From Hindustani بند / बंद (band), from Classical Persian بند (band).

bund · noun³

1. Hindi · derived fromबंध
2. English todaybund

Variant of bandh, from Hindi बंध (bandh); see that entry for more. Doublet of etymology 2 above.

Bund · proper noun⁴

1. Classical Persian · derived fromبند
2. Hindustani · derived from
3. English todayBund

From bund (“embankment”), from Hindustani بند / बंद (band), from Classical Persian بند (band).

Bund · proper noun⁵

1. Yiddish · borrowed fromבונד“bond, union”
2. English todayBund

From Yiddish בונד (bund, “bond, union”). Doublet of bund, bond, and band.

Bund · proper noun⁶

From Bundesanleihe (“federal bond”)

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