Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

Belarusian хлёбаць (xljóbacʹ) +‎ ־ען (-en). Compare Russian хлеба́ть (xlebátʹ).

Verb edit

כליאָבען (khlyoben) (past participle געכליאָבעט (gekhlyobet))

  1. to eat liquid food
  2. to gulp, to take large sips

Conjugation edit

References edit

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