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bun¹

  • /bun/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos. Doublet of bon, bonă, and bonus.

adjective bună · buni · bune · bun

  1. masculine, neuter good E un om bun, crede-mă.

    Opposite: rău

noun bunuri · bun · bunul · bunurile

  1. neuter good, asset, possession

bun²

  • /bun/

Where it comes from

Either from the above word or from a Vulgar Latin *avunus, ultimately from the same Proto-Indo-European root as avus. (Compare the diminutive avunculus, avonculus), probably influenced by or confused with bonus. Compare also Friulian von (“grandfather”), Calabrian and Piedmontese bona (“grandmother”).

noun buni · equivalent bună · bun · bunul · bunii

  1. masculine, uncommon grandfather

    Similar: bunic

In English

  • hot slang: physically very attractive — see also sensual, tasty
  • good acting in the interest of good; ethical good intentions
  • kind affectionate, nice
  • OK satisfactory — see also acceptable, good
  • there we go said after an action has been performed successfully

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MLA

"bun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/bun. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bun. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bun

Chicago

"bun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bun.

BibTeX
@misc{bun_2026,
  title = {bun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}