Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from French barrière f, via Belarusian бар'е́р m (barʺjér), Russian барье́р m (barʹjér), Ukrainian бар'є́р m (barʺjér).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

באַריער (baryerm, plural באַריערן (baryern)

  1. barrier
  2. banister, handrail

References edit

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