מעווע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• מייוו (meyv)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Möwe. The form מייוו (meyv) is inherited from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛvə/

Noun

מעווע • (meve) f, plural מעוועס (meves)

1. seagull

Further reading

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “מעווע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 413