בוך

Yiddish

אַ בוך (a bukh)

Etymology

From Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): [bʊχ]
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): [biːχ]
• (Ukraynish) IPA^(key): [biχ]

Noun

בוך • (bukh) m or n, plural ביכער (bikher), diminutive ביכל (bikhl)

1. book

Usage notes

Usually neuter, but masculine in Litvish.

Derived terms

• ביכער־ווינקל (bikher-vinkl, “book end”)
• ביכער־רעוויזיאָר (bikher-revizyor, “auditor”)
• ביכער־רעוויזיע (bikher-revizye, “audit”)
• ביכערדיק (bikherdik, “bookish”)
• ווערטערבוך (verterbukh, “dictionary”)
• טעקסטבוך (tekstbukh, “textbook”)

See also

• ספֿר (seyfer)