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Hebrew
Pronunciation
Noun
בּוּשָׁה • (bushá) f
- shame
Descendants
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew בּוּשָׁה (bushá).
Pronunciation
Noun
בושה • (bushe) f, plural בושות (bushes)
- shame; embarassment
References
- Steven A. Jacobson (1998) “בושה”, in A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 30