Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin bitūmen, possibly via German Bitumen or Polish bitumen. Doublet of בעטאָן (beton).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ביטומען (bitumenm

  1. bitumen

References edit

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “ביטומען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press