בוים

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Compare German Baum. Akin to Dutch boom, West Frisian beam, English beam.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɪ̯m/

Noun

בוים • (boym) m, plural ביימער (beymer), diminutive ביימל (beyml) or ביימעלע (beymele)

1. tree

Derived terms

• פֿרוכטבוים (frukhtboym)