bumpkin

English

Etymology

From Dutch boomken (“shrub, little tree”), equivalent to boom +‎ -kin. Note that the English word boom is etymologically related to the aforementioned in the sense of "large stem", or "big tree". Compare German Baumke, Bäumchen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbʌmpkɪn/
Hyphenation: bump‧kin
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

bumpkin (plural bumpkins)

A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
(nautical) A short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay.

Derived terms

Translations

yokel

Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Cantonese: 鄉下人, 乡下人 (hoeng¹ haa⁶^-² jan⁴)

Mandarin: 鄉下佬 (zh), 乡下佬 (zh) (xiāngxialǎo), 鄉下人 (zh), 乡下人 (zh) (xiāngxiarén)
Danish: bondejokke c, bondeknold c, bonderøv c
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: tomppeli (fi)
French: plouc (fr) m, péquenaud (fr), manant (fr) m
German: Hinterwäldler (de) m, Bauerntölpel m, Tölpel (de) m
Greek: βλάκας (el) m (vlákas)

Italian: buzzurro (it) m, villico m, cafone (it) m, zappaterra m
Khmer: please add this translation if you can
Korean: 촌놈 (chonnom), 촌뜨기 (chontteugi), 시골뜨기 (ko) (sigoltteugi)
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Latin: petrō m, rusticus (la) m
Maori: panekāka
Spanish: paleto m, palurdo (es) m
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

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