Yiddish

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Etymology 1

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בלוי (bloy, blue) +‎ ־ן (-n)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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בלויען (bloyen) (past participle געבלויט (gebloyt))

  1. to blue, make blue
  2. to lighten (of the sky at dawn)
Conjugation
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References

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  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “בלויען” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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בלויען (bloyen)

  1. inflection of בלוי (bloy):
    1. accusative/dative masculine singular
    2. definite/postpositive dative neuter singular