Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German leschen, from Old High German lescan, from Proto-West Germanic *leskan, from Proto-Germanic *leskaną. Cognate with German löschen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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לעשן (leshn) (past participle געלאָשן (geloshn))

  1. quench, extinguish

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