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

1. (Late Middle English, rare) A eunuch working as a guard at a harem.
2. (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.