Buns — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

small rounded bread either plain or sweet

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɚɹˈɪɹˈɪstɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌnz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌnz/

1 syllable Say it as /kɚɹˈɪɹˈɪstɪk/.

Examples

he deserves a good kick in the butt
are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hindquarters fundament backside tail butt arse bottom seat roll stern can bum tush prat nates buttocks bun rear end hind end keister derriere tail end posterior fanny

Parts of Speech

noun	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on “he deserves a good kick in the butt”
noun	small rounded bread either plain or sweet

Word Forms

posterior

adjective

located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Brötchen

der fleischige Teil des menschlichen Körpers, auf dem man sitzt

🇫🇷French

petits pains

la partie charnue du corps humain sur laquelle vous êtes assis

🇪🇸Spanish

bollos

la parte carnosa del cuerpo humano en la que te sientas

🇮🇹Italian

panini

la parte carnosa del corpo umano su cui ti siedi

🇳🇱Dutch

broodjes

het vlezige deel van het menselijk lichaam waarop je zit

🇵🇹Portuguese

pães

a parte carnuda do corpo humano em que você se senta

🇷🇺Russian

булочки

мясистая часть человеческого тела, на которой вы сидите

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बन्स

मानव शरीर का वह मांसल भाग जिस पर आप बैठते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

বান

মানবদেহের মাংসল অংশ যা আপনি বসে আছেন

🇮🇳Tamil

ரொட்டிகள்

நீங்கள் அமர்ந்திருக்கும் மனித உடலின் சதைப்பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

బన్స్

మీరు కూర్చున్న మానవ శరీరంలోని కండకలిగిన భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

बन्स

मानवी शरीराचा मांसल भाग ज्यावर तुम्ही बसता

🇮🇳Gujarati

બન

માનવ શરીરનો માંસલ ભાગ કે જેના પર તમે બેસો છો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬನ್ಗಳು

ನೀವು ಕುಳಿತುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಮಾನವ ದೇಹದ ತಿರುಳಿರುವ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബണ്ണുകൾ

നിങ്ങൾ ഇരിക്കുന്ന മനുഷ്യശരീരത്തിലെ മാംസളമായ ഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੰਸ

ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਸਰੀਰ ਦਾ ਮਾਸ ਵਾਲਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਜਿਸ 'ਤੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਬੈਠਦੇ ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بنس

انسانی جسم کا وہ گوشت دار حصہ جس پر آپ بیٹھتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

包子

你所坐的人体的肉质部分

🇯🇵Japanese

パン

あなたが座っている人体の肉の部分

🇰🇷Korean

빵

당신이 앉는 인체의 살 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bánh bao

phần thịt của cơ thể con người mà bạn ngồi lên

🇹🇭Thai

ซาลาเปา

ส่วนที่เป็นเนื้อของร่างกายมนุษย์ที่คุณนั่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

roti

bagian berdaging dari tubuh manusia tempat Anda duduk

🇵🇭Filipino

mga tinapay

ang laman na bahagi ng katawan ng tao na iyong inuupuan

🇲🇾Malay

roti

bahagian berisi badan manusia yang anda duduki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكعك

الجزء اللحمي من جسم الإنسان الذي تجلس عليه

🇮🇷Persian

نان ها

قسمت گوشتی بدن انسان که روی آن نشسته اید

🇹🇷Turkish

çörekler

insan vücudunun üzerine oturduğunuz etli kısmı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לחמניות

החלק הבשרני של גוף האדם שאתה יושב עליו

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