Bam
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bam"
English
Proper noun
Bam
Bavarian
Etymology
From Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic *baum. Cognates include German Baum and Luxembourgish Bam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈb̥aːm/
- Hyphenation: Bam
Noun
- tree
- 1938, Josef Weinheber, Wien wörtlich, Impression im März:
- Zwischen d'Bam palästern a påår Lackeln,
g'schrian uns söig mit an Fetzenbålln- Between the trees a few men play football,
they're calling us, happy with a ball of scraps
- Between the trees a few men play football,
References
- Maria Hornung, Sigmar Grüner (2002) “Bam”, in Wörterbuch der Wiener Mundart, 2nd edition, ÖBV & HPT
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German boum. Cognate with German Baum, Dutch boom, English beam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baːm/
- Rhymes: -aːm
Derived terms
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