בודקע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• בודע (bude)

Etymology

From Russian бу́дка (búdka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊdkə/, [ˈbʊtkə]

Noun

בודקע • (budke) f, plural בודקעס (budkes), diminutive בודקעלע (budkele)

1. booth, stall
2. doghouse
3. guardhouse

Descendants

• → Hebrew: בודקה (búdke)

Further reading

• Uriel Weinreich (1977) Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 702