ביטומען

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bitūmen, possibly via German Bitumen or Polish bitumen. Doublet of בעטאָן (beton).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɪˈtʊmən/

Noun

ביטומען • (bitumenm

  1. bitumen

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “ביטומען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press