בולבען

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Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

בולבע (bulbe) +‎ ־ען (-en) , from the phrase מאַכן אַ בולבע (makhn a bulbe, literally to make/do a potato) or כאַפּן אַ בולבע (khapn a bulbe, literally to grab a potato). Alternative form stems from בולבע (bulbe) +‎ ־עווען (-even), which appears to be an exclusively Yiddish formation as neither Belarusian *бульбаваць (*bulʹbavacʹ), Polish *bulwować nor Ukrainian *бульбувати (*bulʹbuvaty) are widely attested.

Verb

בולבען (bulben) (past participle געבולבעט (gebulbet))

  1. to bubble
  2. to mumble, stutter

Conjugation

References

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