בקבוק

Hebrew

Etymology

Probably of onomatopoeic origin, imitating gurgling of water when it is poured out of a bottle. Compare Arabic بَقْبَقَة (baqbaqa, gurgling sound), Classical Syriac ܒܿܲܓܼܒܿܘܼܓܼܵܐ (baḡbūḡā, pitcher).

Pronunciation

Noun

בַּקְבּוּק (bakbúk) m (plural indefinite בַּקְבּוּקִים, singular construct בַּקְבּוּק־, plural construct בַּקְבּוּקֵי־)

  1. a bottle

Derived terms

  • ב־ק־ב־ק (b-k-b-k), ביקבק \ בִּקְבֵּק (bikbék)
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