בוים

Yiddish

צוויי ביימער.

Etymology

From Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic *baum. Cognate with German Baum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɪ̯m/
• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): [ˈbeɪ̯m]
• (Mideastern, Southeastern) IPA^(key): [ˈbɔɪ̯m]
• Hyphenation: בוים

Noun

בוים • (boym) m, plural ביימער (beymer), diminutive ביימל (beyml) or ביימעלע (beymele)

1. tree

Derived terms

• בוים־מאַרדער (boym-marder)
• מאַנגאָ־בוים (mango-boym)
• פֿרוכטבוים (frukhtboym)

References

• Paul Abelson (1915), “tree”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 1561