Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Russian ваго́н (vagón), from French wagon, from English wagon, from Dutch wagen, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, thus a doublet to the inherited word וואָגן (vogn, waggon).

Noun edit

וואַגאָן (vagonm, plural װאַגאָנעס (vagones) or וואַגאָנען (vagonen)

  1. car (passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not)