bund

== English == === Etymology 1 === From German Bund (“alliance, league”). Doublet of Bund, bond, and band. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bʊnd/ Rhymes: -ʊnd ==== Noun ==== bund (plural bunds) A league or confederacy; especially the confederation of German states. A group of foreign sympathizers of Nazi Germany, most notoriously before and during World War II. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Hindustani بند / बंद (band), from Classical Persian بند (band). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bʌnd/ ==== Noun ==== bund (plural bunds) A secondary enclosure, typically consisting of a wall or berm, which surrounds a tank or fluid-handling mechanism, intended to contain any spills or leaks. (India) A perennial ("wet") or seasonal ("dry") pond constructed in a depression and in which fish are stored, typically for breeding. An embankment. ==== Verb ==== bund (third-person singular simple present bunds, present participle bunding, simple past and past participle bunded) To provide berms or other secondary enclosures to guard against accidental fluid spills within. === Etymology 3 === Variant of bandh, from Hindi बंध (bandh); see that entry for more. Doublet of etymology 2 above. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bʌnd/ ==== Noun ==== bund (plural bunds) (India) Alternative form of bandh. ===== Derived terms ===== darwaza bund, durwaza bund === References === “bund”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “bund”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “bund”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026 “bund”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse botn, from Proto-Germanic *butmaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈb̥ɔnˀ] === Noun === bund c (singular definite bunden, plural indefinite bunde) bottom (the lowest part) ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === bund imperative of bunde == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Bund. === Noun === bund n (plural bunduri) bund ==== Declension ====