Yiddish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Belarusian бэ́каць (békacʹ), Russian бе́кать (békatʹ), Ukrainian бе́кати (békaty) + ־ען (-en). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bekati.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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בעקען (beken) (past participle געבעקעט (gebeket))

  1. to bleat, to baa

Usage notes

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  • Not to be confused with בעקן (bekn).

Conjugation

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References

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  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “בעקען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN