פֿונט
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German pfunt, phunt, from Old High German pfunt, phunt, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, a borrowing from Latin pondō (“by weight”, adverb) or pondus (“weight”, noun).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
פֿונט • (funt) m, plural פֿונטן (funtn)
- pound (unit of weight, referring to various measures, but originally to the Russian pound, which was slightly smaller than the modern sense)