פּאַוזע

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Belarusian па́ўза (páŭza), Polish pauza, Russian, Ukrainian па́уза (páuza). Ultimately from Latin pausa, whence also the inherited doublet of פּויזע (poyze). Compare German Pause.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaʊ̯zə/

Noun

פּאַוזע • (pauze) f, plural פּאַוזעס (pauzes)

1. pause, interruption, intermission

   Synonyms: פּויזע (poyze), איבעררײַס (iberrays), הפֿסקה (hafsoke)

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “páuze”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 662
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּאַוזע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].