bundook
English
Etymology
From Hindi बन्दूक (bandūk, “gun”), from Arabic بُنْدُقِيَّة (bunduqiyya, “rifle, gun”). The original Arabic was بُنْدُق (bunduq) and denoted filberts, nuts shaped like the projectiles thrown from stone bows. That usage was eventually transferred to the bows themselves and eventually to firearms.
Noun
bundook (plural bundooks)
Usage notes
A term widely adopted by British regular soldiers serving in India or having contact with Indian troops.
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