bunion

bunion meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

Forms of bunion

Origin of bunion

From alteration of earlier bunny (“lump, swelling”), from Middle English bony, boni (“bunion, swelling”), perhaps Italian bubbone (augmented form of bugno (“beehive”)), or more likely from Lombard bugnon (“bunyon”), all three from Old French bugne, buigne, bune (“bump, knob, swelling”), from Old Norse bunga (“an elevation, bulge”) or Frankish *bungjō (“a swelling, lump, bump”), both from Proto-Germanic *bungô, *bunkô (“lump, clump, heap, crowd”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ- (“thick, dense, fat”). Cognate with Dutch bonk (“lump, clump”), German Bunge (“swelling, tuber”).

Words formed from bunion

• bunionectomy
• bunioned
• bunionette

Words that rhyme with bunion

• onion
• Bunyan
• trunnion
• grunion
• ronyon
• spunion

Questions about bunion

What does bunion mean?

Bunion means a bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin.

What is bunion in Tamil?

Bunion in Tamil is பெருவிரல் முட்டி, பெருவிரல் முண்டு, பெருவிரல்முண்டு. See Bunion meaning in Tamil.

What part of speech is bunion?

Bunion is a noun.

How do you pronounce bunion?

Bunion is pronounced /ˈbʌnjən/.

What is the plural of bunion?

The plural of bunion is bunions.