שירעם

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German schirm, scherm, from Old High German skerm, skirm (“screen”), from Proto-West Germanic *skirmi, from Proto-Germanic *skirmiz (“fur, pelt, covering, screen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪʁəm/

Noun

שירעם • (shirem) m, plural שירעמס (shirems)

1. umbrella (cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun)

Related terms

• שירעמען (shiremen)