Yiddish

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Etymology

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Probably from some derivative or dialectal variant of Polish dąb rather than the word itself; cf. dęby, dębek, dębik.

Noun

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דעמב (dembm, plural דעמבן (dembn) or דעמבעס (dembes)

  1. oak (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus)

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