אויגנצאָן

Yiddish

Etymology

אויגן (oygn, “eyes”) +‎ צאָן (tson, “tooth”). Compare German Augenzahn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔɪ̯ɡn̩ˌt͡sɔn/

Noun

אויגנצאָן • (oygntson) m, plural אויגנציין (oygntseyn) or אויגנציינער (oygntseyner)

1. eyetooth, upper canine tooth

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “אויגנצאָן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN