טימיאַן

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian тимья́н (timʹján), ultimately from Ancient Greek θῡμίαμα (thūmíama). Cognate to German Thymian, with a different syllable stress. Compare also Polish tymianek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪˈmjan/

Noun

טימיאַן • (timyan) m

1. thyme (any plant of the genus Thymus)
2. wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum)

Related terms

• פֿעלדקימל (feldkiml), פֿעלדקימל־טימיאַן (feldkiml-timyan, “mother-of-thyme”)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “טימיאַן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “thyme”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN