Bixn
Bavarian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Bichsn (alternative spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German buhse, from Old High German buhsa, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxis, from earlier pyxis. Doublet of Buchsn and Buxn. Cognates include German Büchse, Buchse, Yiddish ביקס (biks), Dutch bus, English box.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Bixn f (plural Bixn, diminutive Bixl or Bixerl)
- box
- clipping of Blechbixn: tin can, can
- (firearms) rifle
- Synonym: Gwehr
- (sometimes derogatory) woman
- (vulgar) vagina
Hyponyms
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- Bavarian terms inherited from Old High German
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- Bavarian terms derived from Latin
- Bavarian doublets
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- Bavarian clippings
- bar:Firearms
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