באָבע־מעשׂה
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
באָבע־מעשׂה • (bobe-mayse) f, plural באָבע־מעשׂיות (bobe-mayses)
- old wives' tale (rumour, myth or superstition)
Descendants edit
- → English: bubbe-meise