באָבע־מעשׂה
Yiddish
Etymology
From בָּבָא־מעשׂה (bovo-mayse), the popular name of the Bovo-Bukh, by assimilation of the foreign proper name בָּבָא (bovo) to Yiddish באָבע (bobe, “grandmother”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "YIVO" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈbɔbəˌmaɪsə/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Southern" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈbʊbəˌma(n)sə/, [ˈbʊbəˌmaːsə]
Noun
באָבע־מעשׂה • (bobe-mayse) f, plural באָבע־מעשׂיות (bobe-mayses)
- old wives' tale (rumour, myth or superstition)
Descendants
- → English: bubbe-meise