בוים

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Compare German Baum. Akin to Dutch boom, West Frisian beam, English beam.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Poylish, Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪ̯m/
  • (Northeastern) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪ̯m/

Noun

בוים • (boym) m, plural ביימער (beymer), diminutive ביימל (beyml) or ביימעלע (beymele)

  1. tree

Derived terms

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