בולקע
Yiddish edit
Alternative forms edit
- בילקע (bilke)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Polish bułka, Russian, Ukrainian бу́лка (búlka).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
בולקע • (bulke) f, plural בולקעס (bulkes)
- bun, roll, bread roll
- Synonyms: זעמל (zeml), פּוטער־בולקע (puter-bulke)
- white bread
- Synonym: ווײַסברויט (vaysbroyt)
Usage notes edit
- The second sense is only attested in the JNW.
Derived terms edit
- פּוטער־בולקע (puter-bulke, “bun; brioche”)
- ציבעלע־בולקע (tsibele-bulke)
Descendants edit
- → English: bulkie roll
See also edit
- (bun (hair)): קאָקס (koks)
References edit
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “בולקע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “בולקע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “bun”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN