בקבוק

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ב־ק־ב־ק (b-q-b-q)

Probably of onomatopoeic origin, imitating gurgling of water when it is poured out of a bottle. Compare Arabic بَقْبَقَة (baqbaqa, gurgling sound), Classical Syriac ܒܿܲܓܼܒܿܘܼܓܼܵܐ (baḡbūḡā, pitcher).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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בַּקְבּוּק (bakbúkm (plural indefinite בַּקְבּוּקִים, singular construct בַּקְבּוּק־, plural construct בַּקְבּוּקֵי־)

  1. bottle

Derived terms

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