bunn

noun. snout, nose

bunn

noun. cape (of land)

bunn

noun. snout, nose; cape [of land]

A word appearing as N. bunn “snout, nose, cape” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from primitive ᴹ✶mbundu under the root ᴹ√MBUD “project” (Ety/MBUD).

Neo-Sindarin: In keeping with the principle that nd remained “at the end of fully accented monosyllables” in Sindarin (LotR/1115), I would adapted this word as ᴺS. bund for purposes of Neo-Sindarin. I would use it primarily for the noses of animals, and only metaphorically as a cape of land.

Cognates

• ᴹQ. mundo “snout, nose; cape [of land]” ✧ Ety/MBUD

Derivations

• ᴹ✶mbundu “snout, nose; cape [of land]” ✧ Ety/MBUD
  • ᴹ√(M)BUD “jut out, project” ✧ Ety/MBUD

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶mbundu > bund > bunn	[mbundu] > [mbundo] > [bundo] > [bund] > [bunn]	✧ Ety/MBUD

bund

noun. snout, nose

bund

noun. cape (of land)