hefbeam

West Frisian

Etymology

From heffe +‎ beam, calque of Dutch hefboom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛf.bɪə̯m/

Noun

hefbeam c (plural hefbeamen)

1. lever (rigid piece with a turning point)

Further reading

• “hefbeam”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011