באָקע

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Yiddish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Slavic; compare Polish, Serbo-Croatian bok (flank), Russian бочо́к (bočók). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bokъ, although likely from some dialectal variant *boka or *бока, which would explain the unexpected feminine gender. The alternative form derives from the regular Slavic form, although the plural form is also באָקעס (bokes).

Noun

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באָקע (bokef, plural באָקעס (bokes)

  1. (anatomy) flank (of an animal)
  2. (in the plural) haunches, hips
    מיט די הענט אין די באָקעסmit di hent in di bokeswith the hands on the hips

References

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  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “באָקע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “באָקע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].