נאַזנשוווּם

Yiddish

Etymology

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Noun

נאַזנשוווּם • (naznshvum) m

1. (swimming) backstroke, back crawl

References

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