זאַמאַך

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish zamach. Compare Bulgarian зама́х (zamáh, “stroke, blow, swing”).

Noun

זאַמאַך • (zamakh) m, plural זאַמאַכן (zamakhn)

1. (Slavicism) swing, thrust

References

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