bunk

Etymology 1
Sense of sleeping berth possibly from Scottish English, origin is uncertain but possibly Scandinavian. Compare Old Swedish. See also, and compare.

Noun



 * 1) One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers.
 * 2)  A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other.
 * 3)  A cot.
 * 4)  A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.
 * 5)  A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers.
 * 1)  A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.
 * 2)  A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: койка
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 舖位,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Irish: bunc
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: køye, køy
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Vietnamese:
 * Yiddish: באַנקבעטל


 * Bulgarian: ко́йка
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Irish: bunc
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian:
 * Norman: cabanne
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: køye, køy
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Yiddish: באַנקבעטל


 * Finnish:
 * Russian:
 * Yiddish: באַנקבעטל


 * Italian:
 * Norman:

Verb

 * 1) To occupy a bunk.
 * 2) To provide a bunk.
 * 1) To provide a bunk.

Translations

 * Finnish: bunkata


 * Finnish:

Etymology 2
Shortened from, a variant of , from. See for more.

Noun

 * 1)  Bunkum; senseless talk, nonsense.
 * 2)  A specimen of a recreational drug with insufficient active ingredient.
 * 1)  A specimen of a recreational drug with insufficient active ingredient.
 * 1)  A specimen of a recreational drug with insufficient active ingredient.
 * 1)  A specimen of a recreational drug with insufficient active ingredient.
 * 1)  A specimen of a recreational drug with insufficient active ingredient.

Adjective

 * 1)  Defective, broken, not functioning properly.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Swedish:

Etymology 3
19th century, of uncertain origin; perhaps from previous "to occupy a bunk" meaning, with connotations of a hurried departure, as if on a ship.

Verb

 * 1)  To fail to attend school or work without permission; to play truant (usually as in 'to bunk off').
 * 2)  To expel from a school.
 * 3)  To depart; scram.
 * 1)  To depart; scram.
 * 1)  To depart; scram.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: бягам от училище
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Maori: takē kura
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: сачкувати, прогулювати

Etymology
Probably onomatopoeic or perhaps related to, perhaps via a diminutive ,.

Noun

 * 1) A light blow from an animal's head.