פּראָשיק

Yiddish

Etymology

Most likely borrowed from Polish proszek, with the ending changed to native ־יק (-ik).

Noun

פּראָשיק • (proshik) m, plural פּראָשקעס (proshkes)

1. powder

   Synonym: פּודער (puder)

2. medicine

Derived terms

• באַקפּראָשיק (bakproshik)
• קאַרי־פּראָשיק (kari-proshik)
• מילכפּראָשיק (milkhproshik)

Related terms

• פּראָשען (proshen, “to sprinkle”)

References

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