מאַיאָראַן

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• מײַראַן (mayran)

Etymology

From Middle High German maioran, from Old High German maiolan, from Medieval Latin māiōrānus. Compare German Majoran, Polish majeran, Russian майора́н (majorán).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɪ̯ɔˈran/, /majɔˈran/

Noun

מאַיאָראַן • (mayoran) m

1. (botany) marjoram (Origanum majorana)
2. marjoram (herb)

See also

• אָריגאַן (origan)

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “marjoram”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN