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Yiddish
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish bułka, Russian, Ukrainian бу́лка (búlka).
Pronunciation
Noun
בולקע • (bulke) f, plural בולקעס (bulkes)
- bun, roll, bread roll
- Synonyms: זעמל (zeml), פּוטער־בולקע (puter-bulke)
- white bread
- Synonym: ווײַסברויט (vaysbroyt)
Usage notes
- The second sense is only attested in the JNW.
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
- (bun (hair)): קאָקס (koks)
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “בולקע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “בולקע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “bun”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN