באָבקע

See also: באַבקע‎

Yiddish

Etymology

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
  • (Klal-Shprakh) IPA(key): /bɔpkə/

Noun

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

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