bim-bam

See also: bimbam

Hungarian

Etymology

Of debated origin:[1]

  1. Native word. An onomatopoeia.
  2. Borrowed from German bimbam.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbimbɒm]
  • Hyphenation: bim-‧bam
  • Rhymes: -ɒm

Interjection

bim-bam

  1. (chiefly childish, literary) ding dong (the sound made by a bell or doorbell)

Derived terms
  • bim-bamoz
Compound words
  • bimbamcsengő

References
  1. bim-bam in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading
  • bim-bam in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • bim-bam in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbim.bam/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -imbam
  • Syllabification: bim‧bam

Interjection

bim-bam

  1. dong, ding dong (used when imitating a clock or watch)
    Synonyms: bam, bim-bam-bom

Further reading
  • bim-bam in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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