צימער

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German zimber, from Old High German zimbar, from Proto-West Germanic *timr, from Proto-Germanic *timrą, from Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“build, house”) (see Proto-Indo-European *dṓm). Cognate to English timber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɪməʁ/

Noun

צימער • (tsimer) m or n, plural צימערן (tsimern)

1. room