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Noun [Yiddish]

IPA: /kɛst/, /keːst/ Forms: kest [romanization]
Etymology: Most likely from Middle High German koste, kost with umlaut. From Medieval Latin costus, costa. Cognate to German Kosten, Kost, Dutch kost. Etymology templates: {{inh|yi|gmh|koste}} Middle High German koste, {{der|yi|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin, {{cog|de|Kosten}} German Kosten, {{cog|nl|kost}} Dutch kost Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=?|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} קעסט • (kest) ?, {{yi-noun}} קעסט • (kest) ?
  1. room and board, bed and board (meals in a place of lodging) Synonyms: פּאַנסיאָן
    Sense id: en-קעסט-yi-noun-QLGy6MF1 Categories (other): Yiddish terms with collocations, Yiddish terms with redundant script codes, Nuts Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant script codes: 39 42 19 Disambiguation of Nuts: 23 35 43
  2. (Judaism) room and board for a young couple provided by the bride’s parents for an agreed upon period of time to enable the son-in-law to continue his traditional studies Tags: Judaism
    Sense id: en-קעסט-yi-noun-A~VmHnUm Categories (other): Yiddish terms with collocations, Judaism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms with redundant script codes, Beech family plants, Nuts Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 55 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 55 1 Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 42 56 2 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant script codes: 39 42 19 Disambiguation of Beech family plants: 33 54 14 Disambiguation of Nuts: 23 35 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: אויף קאַזיאָנע קעסט (oyf kazyone kest) (english: at the taxpayer's expense; in prison), קעסטקינד (kestkind) (english: foster child), קעסטניק (kestnik) (english: freeloader), קעסט־עלטערן (kest-eltern) (english: foster parents), קעסטפֿאָטער (kestfoter) (english: foster father), קעסטמוטער (kestmuter) (english: foster mother)
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Yiddish]

IPA: /kɛst/, /keːst/ Forms: kest [romanization], kestn [romanization]
Etymology: Likely cognate to Luxembourgish Käscht. Ultimately from Latin castanea. Doublet of קאַשטאַן (kashtan), קאַשטן (kashtn). Etymology templates: {{cog|lb|Käscht}} Luxembourgish Käscht, {{der|yi|la|castanea}} Latin castanea, {{doublet|yi|קאַשטאַן}} Doublet of קאַשטאַן (kashtan) Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} קעסט • (kest) f, {{yi-noun|g=f|pl=n}} קעסט • (kest) f, plural קעסטן (kestn)
  1. chestnut Synonyms: קאַשטן, קאַשטאַן Derived forms: קעסטנבוים (kestnboym) (english: chestnut tree)
    Sense id: en-קעסט-yi-noun-BtkvF6M7 Categories (other): Yiddish terms with collocations, Yiddish terms with redundant script codes, Nuts Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant script codes: 39 42 19 Disambiguation of Nuts: 23 35 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "room and board",
          "room and board"
        ],
        [
          "couple",
          "couple"
        ],
        [
          "son-in-law",
          "son-in-law"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Judaism) room and board for a young couple provided by the bride’s parents for an agreed upon period of time to enable the son-in-law to continue his traditional studies"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Judaism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛst/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/keːst/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "קעסט"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yiddish doublets",
    "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yiddish feminine nouns",
    "Yiddish lemmas",
    "Yiddish nouns",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Latin",
    "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
    "yi:Beech family plants",
    "yi:Nuts"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "chestnut tree",
      "roman": "kestnboym",
      "word": "קעסטנבוים"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lb",
        "2": "Käscht"
      },
      "expansion": "Luxembourgish Käscht",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "castanea"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin castanea",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "קאַשטאַן"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of קאַשטאַן (kashtan)",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Likely cognate to Luxembourgish Käscht. Ultimately from Latin castanea. Doublet of קאַשטאַן (kashtan), קאַשטן (kashtn).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kest",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kestn",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "קעסט • (kest) f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "pl": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "קעסט • (kest) f, plural קעסטן (kestn)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yiddish terms with collocations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_literal_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "maroon",
          "literal_meaning": "chestnut brown",
          "roman": "kest broyn",
          "text": "קעסט ברוין",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chestnut"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chestnut",
          "chestnut"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "קאַשטן"
        },
        {
          "word": "קאַשטאַן"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛst/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/keːst/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "קעסט"
}

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