Yiddish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian эшело́н (ešelón), Ukrainian ешело́н (ešelón), etc., ultimately from French échelon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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עשעלאָן (eshelonm, plural עשעלאָנען (eshelonen)

  1. (military) echelon
  2. troop train or transport

References

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