English
Etymology
From Dutch boomken ( “ shrub, little tree ” ) , equivalent to boom + -kin . Note that the English word boom is etymologically related to the aforementioned in the sense of "large stem", or "big tree". Compare German Baumke , Bäumchen .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈbʌmpkɪn/
Hyphenation: bump‧kin
Noun
bumpkin (plural bumpkins )
A clumsy , unsophisticated person; a yokel .
( nautical ) A short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay .
Derived terms
Translations
yokel
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Catalan: taujà (ca) m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 鄉下人 / 乡下人 ( hoeng1 haa6-2 jan4 ) , 乡下人 ( hoeng1 haa6-2 jan4 )
Mandarin: 鄉下佬 / 乡下佬 (zh) ( xiāngxiàlǎo ) , 乡下佬 (zh) ( xiāngxialǎo ) , 鄉下人 / 乡下人 (zh) ( xiāngxiarén ) , 乡下人 (zh) ( xiāngxiarén )
Danish: bondejokke c , bondeknold c , bonderøv c
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: tomppeli (fi)
French: plouc (fr) m , péquenaud (fr) , manant (fr) m
German: Hinterwäldler (de) m , Bauerntölpel m , Tölpel (de) m
Greek: βλάκας (el) m ( vlákas )
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Irish: cábóg f , tútachán m
Italian: buzzurro (it) m , villico m , cafone (it) m , zappaterra (it) m
Khmer: please add this translation if you can
Korean: 촌놈 ( chonnom ) , 촌뜨기 ( chontteugi ) , 시골뜨기 (ko) ( sigoltteugi )
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Latin: petrō m , rusticus (la) m
Maori: panekāka
Spanish: paleto m , palurdo (es) m , montañero m , montuno m , cazurro (es) m , guajiro (es) m , jíbaro (es) m
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can