Buxn
Bavarian
editAlternative forms
edit- Buchsn (alternative spelling)
Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German buhse, from Old High German buhsa, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxis, from earlier pyxis. Doublet of Bichsn and Bixn. Cognates include German Büchse, Buchse, Yiddish ביקס (biks), Dutch bus, English box.
Noun
editBuxn f (plural Buxn, diminutive Buxl or Buxerl)
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editUncertain. Perhaps related to Bock (“buck”).
Noun
editBuxn f (plural Buxn, diminutive Buxl or Buxerl)
Synonyms
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