באָמאָז

Yiddish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔˈmɔz/, /bɔˈmɔs/

Noun

באָמאָז • (bomoz) m, plural באָמאָזן (bomozn)

1. (derogatory) dolt, blockhead

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “באָמאָז”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “באָמאָז” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].