Yiddish

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Etymology

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Unknown. Possibly related to שטײַגן (shtaygn) and German Steiger. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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שטייגער (shteygerm, plural שטייגערס (shteygers)

  1. way, manner
  2. (music) modal scale, mode, scale

Derived terms

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