מעטשעט

Yiddish

Etymology

From a Polish meczet, Russian мече́ть (mečétʹ), and/or Ukrainian мече́ть (mečétʹ), from a Turkic language (compare Kazakh мешіт (meşıt), Tatar мәчет (mäçet), Turkish mescit, Turkmen metjit), ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛtʃət/

Noun

מעטשעט • (metshet) m, plural מעטשעטן (metshetn)

1. mosque