בודקה

Hebrew

Alternative forms

  • בּוּטְקֶה (bútke)

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish בודקע (budke, “booth, stall”), from Russian бу́дка (búdka, “kennel, doghouse, booth”), from Polish buda (“shack, shanty”), from Middle High German buode, from Proto-Germanic *bōþō (“building, hut”). Cognates with English booth and German Bude (“booth, stall”).

Pronunciation

Noun

בּוּדְקֶה • (búdke) f (plural indefinite בּוּדְקוֹת, singular construct בּוּדְקֶה־, plural construct בּוּדְקוֹת־)

  1. (slang) booth
    Synonym: בִּיתָן
    הַשּׁוֹמֵר יָשַׁב בַּבּוּדְקֶה בַּכְּנִיסָה לַחַנְיוֹן
    hashomér yasháv babúdke bak'nisá lakhanyón
    The guard sat in the booth at the entrance to the parking lot

References

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