כליאָבען

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Yiddish

Etymology

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

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

References

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