eunuk
Middle English
Alternative forms
- enuch, eunuchus
Etymology
From Middle French eunuque, from Latin eunūchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛu̯nuk/, /ˈɛu̯niu̯k/, /ˈɛniu̯k/
Noun
eunuk
- (Late Middle English, rare) A eunuch working as a guard at a harem.
- (Late Middle English, rare) eunuch, castrated individual
Descendants
- English: eunuch
References
- “eunū̆k (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-03.