ציפּערן

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• קיפּראָס (kipros), ציפּראָס (tsipros), קפֿריסין (kafrisn), ציפּרוס (tsiprus)

Etymology

From German Zypern.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɪpəʁn̩/

Proper noun

ציפּערן • (tsipern) n

1. Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)

Derived terms

• צפֿון־קיפּראָס (tsofn-kipros, “Northern Cyprus”)