Bunken

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: bunken

German Low German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare West Frisian bonke (“bone”).

Noun[edit]

Bunken (plural)

  1. (Low Prussian) the bones which are pronouncedly visible beneath the skin of starving animals
  2. (Pomeranian) the large, pronouncedly visible (hind) hip and leg bones of animals
  3. (in northwestern (Schleswig-Holstein) dialects, possibly dated) large (animal) bones

See also[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Bunken&oldid=40193495"