פֿלאַש

See also: פלאש

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German vlasche, from Old High German flasca, flaska (“bottle, flask”) (compare German Flasche), from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“bottle”), from *flehtaną (“to plait, braid”), from the practice of plaiting or wrapping bottles in straw casing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɫaʃ/

Noun

פֿלאַש • (flash) f, plural פֿלעשער (flesher), diminutive פֿלעשל (fleshl)

1. bottle

Derived terms

• בירפֿלאַש (birflash)