באַר

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See also: באר and Appendix:Variations of "bar"

Yiddish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Litvish, Poylish) IPA(key): [baʁ]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old High German bira, pira (“pear”), whence also German Birne.

Noun[edit]

באַר • (bar) m or f, plural באַרן (barn)

  1. pear
    Synonym: באַרנע (barne)
Usage notes[edit]

Usually feminine, but masculine in Poylish.

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from English bar.

Noun[edit]

באַר • (bar) m, plural באַרן (barn)

  1. bar (business selling alcoholic drinks)
    Synonyms: שענק (shenk), קנײַפּיע (knaypye)
Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “bar”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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