פּראָם

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• פּאַראָם (parom)

Etymology

Most likely borrowed from Polish prom. Compare however also German Prahm and Plautdietsch Promm. Direct inheritance from Middle High German prâm is also possible; see Prahm for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔm/

Noun

פּראָם • (prom) m, plural פּראָמען (promen)

1. ferry

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “ferry”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN