bugan

English

Etymology

Welsh bwgan (“hobgoblin”), from Middle Welsh, possibly from Middle English bugge

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊɡən/, /ˈbuːɡən/, /ˈbʌɡən/

Noun

bugan (plural bugans)

  1. hobgoblin, evil spirit

Anagrams

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧gan

Noun

bugan

  1. The crotch.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *beuganą. Cognate with Old Saxon būgan, Middle Dutch bugen, biegen (Dutch buigen), Old High German biogan (German biegen), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (biugan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbuːɡɑn/, [ˈbuːɣɑn]

Verb

būgan

  1. to bend, bow (down)
  2. to turn away, withdraw

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: buwen, buȝen, bowen

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *beuganą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbuːɣɑn/

Verb

būgan

  1. to bend, bow (down)

Conjugation

Descendants

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