nebun

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nebun

[neˈbun]

Where it comes from

From ne- (“not”) + bun (“sane”).

The sense “bishop (chess piece)” is a semantic loan from French fou, from Spanish alfil, from Arabic الفيل (al-fīl, “elephant, chess bishop”).

adjective nebună · nebuni · nebune · nebun

masculine, neuter crazy, insane

noun nebuni · equivalent nebună · nebun · nebunul · nebunii

masculine madman
masculine bishop

In English

mind somebody that embodies certain mental qualities
nut slang: insane person
bishop chess piece
crazy insane, demented
insane exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind
madman an insane man
lunatic insane person

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BibTeX

@misc{nebun_2026,
  title = {nebun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/nebun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}