Yiddish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Alteration of מאַיאָראַן (mayoran), with the second vowel dropped. Compare Hunsrik Maairon, Swedish mejram.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

מײַראַן (mayranm

  1. Alternative form of מאַיאָראַן (mayoran)

References edit

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “מײַראַן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “marjoram”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN