See also: שלאָף

Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German slaf, from Old High German slaf, from Proto-Germanic *slap-, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂b- (to be weak, limp, languid). Compare German schlaff.

Pronunciation

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  • (Klal-Shprakh) IPA(key): /ʃlaf/

Adjective

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שלאַף (shlaf)

  1. (Ukraine) very ill
  2. (Lithuania) weak
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