Yiddish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Strahl, from Middle High German strāle f (rarely m), from Old High German strāla f, from Proto-West Germanic *strālu (arrow). Direct inheritance from Middle High German would likely have yielded *שטראָל (*shtrol); compare יאָר (yor) and German Jahr.

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Noun

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שטראַל (shtralm, plural שטראַלן (shtraln)

  1. beam, ray