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.

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