Yiddish

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *plotъ. Compare Polish płot, Serbo-Croatian плот (plot), Ukrainian пліт (plit).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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פּלויט (ploytm, plural פּלויטן (ploytn)

  1. fence
    Synonyms: פּאַרקן (parkn), צאַם (tsam), צוים (tsoym)

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References

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