בורבאָן

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• בערבן (berbn) (borrowed from English)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бурбо́н (burbón), from French bourbon, from the Bourbon dynasty, named for the lordship of French Bourbon l'Archambault. The town's name derives from Borvo, a local Celtic deity associated with hot springs, from Proto-Celtic *borvo (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to be hot, boil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʊrˈbɔn/

Noun

בורבאָן • (burbon) m

1. bourbon, bourbon whiskey (American whiskey distilled from a grain mixture with at least 51% corn)

   Synonym: בורבאָן־וויסקי (burbon-viski)

See also

• סקאַטש (skatsh)
• וויסקי (viski)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “בורבאָן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].