פֿלאַש

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German vlasche, from Old High German flasca, flaska (“bottle, flask”) (compare German Flasche), from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“bottle”), from *flehtaną (“to plait, braid”), from the practice of plaiting or wrapping bottles in straw casing.

Noun

פֿלאַש (flash) f, plural פֿלעשער (flesher)

1. bottle