See also: שײַן

Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German schœne, from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz. Cognate with Central Franconian schön, German schön, Dutch schoon, Danish skøn, Swedish skön English sheen.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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שיין (sheyn) (comparative שענער (shener), superlative שענסט (shenst))

  1. beautiful, pretty, cute, handsome
    אַ שיין פּנים!
    a sheyn ponem!
    (What) a pretty face!
  2. nice

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Noun

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שיין (shaynf

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of שײַן (shayn).