סמאַהע

Yiddish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Belarusian and Ukrainian сма́га (smáha), from Proto-Slavic *smaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmahə/

Noun

סמאַהע • (smahe) f

1. froth/foam (on the lips), scum

   די סמאַהע גייט מיר איבער

   di smahe geyt mir iber

   My mouth is watering

   (literally, “The froth on the lips is going over me”)

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “סמאַהע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “סמאַהע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].