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כליאָבען

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Belarusian хлёбаць (xljóbacʹ) +‎ ־ען (-en). Compare Russian хлеба́ть (xlebátʹ).

Verb

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כליאָבען (khlyoben) (past participle געכליאָבעט (gekhlyobet))

  1. to eat liquid food
  2. to gulp, to take large sips

Conjugation

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References

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Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “כליאָבען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN