בוך

Yiddish
אַ בוך (a bukh)

Etymology

From Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.

Pronunciation
  • (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): [bʊχ]
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): [biːχ]
  • (Ukraynish) IPA(key): [biχ]

Noun

בוך • (bukh) m or n, plural ביכער‎ (bikher), diminutive ביכל‎ (bikhl)

  1. book

Usage notes

Usually neuter, but masculine in Litvish.

Derived terms
  • ביכער־ווינקל‎ (bikher-vinkl, “book end”)
  • ביכער־רעוויזיאָר‎ (bikher-revizyor, “auditor”)
  • ביכער־רעוויזיע‎ (bikher-revizye, “audit”)
  • ביכערדיק‎ (bikherdik, “bookish”)
  • ווערטערבוך‎ (verterbukh, “dictionary”)
  • טעקסטבוך‎ (tekstbukh, “textbook”)

See also
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