בוים
Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic *baum. Cognate with German Baum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪ̯m/
- (Northeastern) IPA(key): [ˈbeɪ̯m]
- (Mideastern, Southeastern) IPA(key): [ˈbɔɪ̯m]
- Hyphenation: בוים
Noun
בוים • (boym) m, plural ביימער (beymer), diminutive ביימל (beyml) or ביימעלע (beymele)
Derived terms
- בוים־מאַרדער (boym-marder)
- מאַנגאָ־בוים (mango-boym)
- פֿרוכטבוים (frukhtboym)
References
- Paul Abelson (1915), “tree”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 1561