גאָמבע
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Yiddish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- געמבע (gembe)
Etymology[edit]
Probably borrowed from Polish gęba (“face, gob”) (pronounced /ˈɡɛm.ba/), whence also געמבע (gembe), and most likely a dialectal variant gąba.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
גאָמבע • (gombe) f, plural גאָמבעס (gombes), diminutive גאָמבקעלע (gombkele)
- chin
- Synonyms: אונטערבערדל (unterberdl), קין (kin), מאָרדע (morde), אונטערמויל (untermoyl), באָרד (bord)
Derived terms[edit]
- אַז די באָרד ברענט איז די גאָמבע קאָכעדיק (az di bord brent iz di gombe kokhedik, “wow! what a miracle!”)
- מאַך צו די געמבע! (makh tsu di gembe!, “shut up!”)
References[edit]
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “gombe”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 356
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “גאָמבע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].