באָבע־מעשׂה
Yiddish
Etymology
From בָּבָא־מעשׂה (bovo-mayse), the popular name of the Bovo-Bukh, by assimilation of the foreign proper name בָּבָא (bovo) to Yiddish באָבע (bobe, “grandmother”).
Pronunciation
- (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): /ˈbɔbəˌmaɪsə/
- (Southern) IPA(key): /ˈbʊbəˌma(n)sə/, [ˈbʊbəˌmaːsə]
Noun
באָבע־מעשׂה • (bobe-mayse) f, plural באָבע־מעשׂיות (bobe-mayses)
- old wives' tale (rumour, myth or superstition)
Descendants
- → English: bubbe-meise