זשאַבע

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *žaba, probably via Polish żaba and Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian жа́ба (žába).

Noun

זשאַבע • (zhabe) f, plural זשאַבעס (zhabes), diminutive זשאַבקע (zhabke)

1. frog
2. toad

Derived terms

• זשאַבעשוווּם (zhabeshvum)