פּוסטעניש

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

פּוסט (pust) +‎ ־עניש (-enish). Most likely semantically influenced by Polish pustynia and pustoszyć (to ravage, to devastate).

Noun edit

פּוסטעניש (pustenishn, plural פּוסטענישן (pustenishn)

  1. wasteland