Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Compare German Baum. Akin to Dutch boom, West Frisian beam, English beam.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

בוים (boymm, plural ביימער (beymer), diminutive ביימל (beyml) or ביימעלע (beymele)

  1. tree

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