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לאַווינע

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German lowin. Ultimately from Late Latin labina. Cognate with German Lawine, as well as borrowings Polish lawina, Russian лавина (lavina), etc.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

לאַווינע • (lavine) f, plural לאַווינעס (lavines)

  1. avalanche

References edit

  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “avalanche”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 23
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