באָבקע

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

By surface analysis, באָב (bob, “bean”) +‎ -קע (-ke), calque or partial calque of Polish bobek (“oval-shaped turd”), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bobъ (“bean, fava bean”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Klal-Shprakh) IPA(key): /bɔpkə/

Noun[edit]

באָבקע • (bobke) f, plural באָבקעס (bobkes)

  1. sheep or goat dropping (a piece of excrement)
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