גאָמבע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• געמבע (gembe)

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Polish gęba (“face, gob”) (pronounced /ˈɡɛm.ba/), whence also געמבע (gembe), and most likely a dialectal variant gąba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔmbə/

Noun

גאָמבע • (gombe) f, plural גאָמבעס (gombes), diminutive גאָמבקעלע (gombkele)

1. chin

   Synonyms: אונטערבערדל (unterberdl), קין (kin), מאָרדע (morde), אונטערמויל (untermoyl), באָרד (bord)

Derived terms

• אַז די באָרד ברענט איז די גאָמבע קאָכעדיק (az di bord brent iz di gombe kokhedik, “wow! what a miracle!”)
• מאַך צו די געמבע! (makh tsu di gembe!, “shut up!”)

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “gombe”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik, Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 356
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “גאָמבע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].