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Etymology of Bund

From bund (“embankment”), from Hindustani بند / बंद (band), from Classical Persian بند (band).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

A waterfront area in central Shanghai.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From bund (“embankment”), from Hindustani بند / बंद (band), from Classical Persian بند (band).

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Source etymology 2

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name

The General Jewish Labour Bund, a secular Jewish socialist party in the Russian Empire. · Any related movements in other countries, such as the still-existing Australian Bund, etc.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Yiddish בונד (bund, “bond, union”). Doublet of bund, bond, and band.

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  • Root classification mention*bʰendʰ-ine-pro
  • Borrowed-form mentionבונדyi · bond, union
  • Doublet mentionbunden
  • Doublet mentionbonden
  • Doublet mentionbanden
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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
name

A bond issued by the German federal government.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Bundesanleihe (“federal bond”)

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