ברוק

Yiddish

Etymology

Likely from Polish bruk (“cobblestones”), itself borrowed from German Brücke, from Middle High German brucke, from Old High German brugga, brucca, from Proto-West Germanic *bruggju, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ. Doublet of בריק (brik).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brʊk/

Noun

ברוק • (bruk) m, plural ברוקן (brukn)

  1. cobblestone
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