צוג

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German zuc, zug, from Old High German zug, from Proto-West Germanic *tugi, from Proto-Germanic *tugiz, an abstract noun belonging to Proto-Germanic *teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”).

Noun

צוג • (tsug) m, plural צוגן (tsugn)

1. train (line of connected cars or carriages)
2. pull, draft
3. move (a turn in a game)

Synonyms

• (train): באַן (ban), פּאָיעזד (poyezd)