בעטאָן

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from French béton, possibly via Belarusian бето́н (bjetón), German Beton, Russian бето́н (betón), Ukrainian бето́н (betón). Doublet of ביטומען (bitumen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈtɔn/

Noun

בעטאָן • (beton) m

  1. concrete

Derived terms

References

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