Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German stimme, from Old High German stimma, stimna, from Proto-Germanic *stebnō, from Proto-Indo-European *stemn- (mouth, muzzle). Cognate with German Stimme, Dutch stem, Icelandic stefna, Greek στόμα (stóma).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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שטים (shtimf, plural שטימען (shtimen)

  1. a vote, a ballot
  2. (Daytshmerish) voice
    Synonym: קול (kol)