bundook

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/ˈbʌnduːk/

noun

A service-issue rifle.

OriginHindi बन्दूक़ ← Arabic بُنْدُقِيَّة ← Middle Persian 𐭯𐭭𐭣𐭪 →
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Meanings

bundook1

nounbundook (plural bundooks)

plural bundooks

  1. UKslangA service-issue rifle.

Bundook2

proper noun
  1. A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΠοντικὸν κάρυον“Pontic nut”
  2. Middle Persian𐭯𐭭𐭣𐭪“hazelnut”
  3. Arabicبُنْدُقِيَّة“gun”
  4. Hindiबन्दूक़“gun”
  5. Englishbundook

From Hindi बन्दूक़ (bandūq, “gun”), from Arabic بُنْدُقِيَّة (bunduqiyya, “gun”), from بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, pebble, bullet”) + ية (ya, “-y”), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭭𐭣𐭪 (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικὸν κάρυον (Pontikòn káruon, “Pontic nut”). Doublet of bonduc.

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APA

bundook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bundook

MLA

“bundook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bundook. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bundook,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bundook.

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