טענענבוים

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טענענבוים • (tenenboym) m, plural טענענבעמער (tenenbemer)

tenenboym (romanization)
tenenbemer (romanization)

/ˈtɛnənˌbɔɪ̯m/


אַרבעס

אַרבעס • (arbes) m, plural אַרבעס (arbes)

From Middle High German erbeiz, from Old High German arawīz, from Proto-West Germanic *arwīt, from Proto-Germanic *arwīts (“pea”).


אַגרעס

אַגרעס • (agres) m, plural אַגרעס (agres)

From Middle High German agrāz, from Medieval Latin agresta (“unripe fruit, verjuice”), likely applied to the gooseberry due to its sour taste. Compare Austro-Bavarian Ogrosl (“gooseberry”).
Alternatively, borrowed from Polish agrest (“gooseberry”), from the same Latin source.


אַפּריקאָס

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אַפּריקאָס • (aprikos) m

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אַפּריקאָס • (aprikos) m, plural אַפּריקאָסן (aprikosn)

aprikos (romanization)
aprikosn (romanization)

From German Aprikose, from Dutch abrikoos, from the Middle French plural apricots. This via Catalan, Arabic, and Ancient Greek, ultimately from Classical Latin praecox (“ripe before its time, premature”).


מער

From Old High German morha; cognate to German Möhre.


אַשבוים

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אַשבוים • (ashboym) m, plural אַשביימער (ashbeymer)

ashboym (romanization)
ashbeymer (romanization)

From Middle High German asche, from Old High German asc, from Proto-Germanic *askaz (+ בוים (boym, “tree”)).


באָב

באָב • (bob) m, plural באָבעס (bobes), diminutive בעבל (bebl)

bob (romanization)
bobes (romanization)
bebl (romanization)

From a Slavic language, probably Russian боб (bob).


מילגרוים

מילגרוים • (milgroym) m, plural מילגרוימען (milgroymen)

milgroym (romanization)
milgroymen (romanization)

English: Milgram, Milgrom

/ˈmɪɫɡrɔɪ̯m/

Ultimately from Latin mālogrānātum, apparently via Middle High German malgram. Compare Middle High German cognates malgran, malagranât, margram. Compare also Italian melograno (tree), melagrana (fruit).

Punica granatum
Punica granatum#Translingual

be:Ідыш-беларускі слоўнік

er hot mer soydes vifl a milgroym hot kerndlekh

he has more secrets than a pomegranate has seeds

ער האָט מער סודות וויפֿל אַ מילגרוים האָט קערנדלעך


צימערינג

צימרינג צימרינג#Yiddish


צימרינג

Likely related to German Zimtrinde (“cinnamon bark”), pronounced dialectally as *Zimtring(e) in Bavaria and Austria.


גרייפּפֿרוכט

גרייפּפֿרוכט • (greypfrukht) f, plural גרייפּפֿרוכטן (greypfrukhtn)

greypfrukht (romanization)
greypfrukhtn (romanization)

Partial calque of English grapefruit, with the second part replaced by the cognate פֿרוכט (frukht, “fruit”).


סעלעריע

Borrowed from French céleri via German Sellerie.


מינץ

מינץ • (mints) n, diminutive מינצל (mintsl)

mints (romanization)
mintsl (romanization)

Inherited from Old High German muniz, munizza, from Proto-West Germanic *munit. Compare German Münze, Dutch munt.


לינדז

לינדז • (lindz) f, plural לינדזן (lindzn)

lindz (romanization)
lindzn (romanization)

From Middle High German linse, from Old High German linsa, likely a borrowing from an unidentified source; more at German Linse.


מייער

מייער • (meyer) m, plural מייערן (meyern)

meyer (romanization)
meyern (romanization)

From Middle High German morhe, morche, from Old High German morha, from Proto-West Germanic *morhā, from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ. Cognate with German Möhre.


אַבוטילאָן

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אַבוטילאָן • (abutilon) m

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אַבוטילאָן • (abutilon) m, plural אַבוטילאָנען (abutilonen)

abutilon (romanization)
abutilonen (romanization)

אַ‧בו‧טי‧לאָן


אַבלמאָסק

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אַבלמאָסק • (ablmosk) m

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אַבלמאָסק • (ablmosk) m

Abelmoschus moschatus
Abelmoschus moschatus#Translingual


קיווי

Borrowed from English kiwi, from Maori kiwi.

kiwi (a flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand)


יאָדלע

יאָדלע • (yodle) f, plural יאָדלעס (yodles)

yodle (romanization)
yodles (romanization)


ווײַסיאָדלע

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ווײַסיאָדלע • (vaysyodle) f

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ווײַסיאָדלע • (vaysyodle) f, plural ווײַסיאָדלעס (vaysyodles)

vaysyodle (romanization)
vaysyodles (romanization)

ווײַס‧יאָד‧לע

From ווײַס (vays, “white”) + יאָדלע (yodle, “fir”). Compare German Weißtanne.


באַלזאַם־יאָדלע

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באַלזאַם־יאָדלע

באַלזאַם־יאָדלע • (balzam-yodle) f

yi-noun

באַלזאַם־יאָדלע

באַלזאַם־יאָדלע • (balzam-yodle) f, plural באַלזאַם־יאָדלעס (balzam-yodles)

balzam-yodle (romanization)
balzam-yodles (romanization)

באַל‧זאַם־יאָד‧לע

Literally: "Balsam fir". Compare German Balsamtanne and English balsam fir.

Abies balsamea
Abies balsamea#Translingual


ריזן־יאָדלע

ריזן־יאָדלע • (rizn-yodle) f, plural ריזן־יאָדלעס (rizn-yodles)

rizn-yodle (romanization)
rizn-yodles (romanization)

רי‧זן־יאָד‧לע


בלאָע יאָדלע

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בלאָע יאָדלע

בלאָע יאָדלע • (bloe yodle) f

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בלאָע יאָדלע

בלאָע יאָדלע • (bloe yodle) f, plural בלאָע יאָדלעס (bloe yodles)

bloe yodle (romanization)
bloe yodles (romanization)


פֿרייזער־יאָדלע

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פֿרייזער־יאָדלע

פֿרייזער־יאָדלע • (freyzer-yodle) f

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פֿרייזער־יאָדלע

פֿרייזער־יאָדלע • (freyzer-yodle) f, plural פֿרייזער־יאָדלעס (freyzer-yodles)

freyzer-yodle (romanization)
freyzer-yodles (romanization)

פֿריי‧זער־יאָד‧לע

Literally: "Fraser fir", named after the Scottish botanist John Fraser (1750-1811).


נאָרדמאַן־יאָדלע

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נאָרדמאַן־יאָדלע

נאָרדמאַן־יאָדלע • (nordman-yodle) f

yi-noun

נאָרדמאַן־יאָדלע

נאָרדמאַן־יאָדלע • (nordman-yodle) f, plural נאָרדמאַן־יאָדלעס (nordman-yodles)

nordman-yodle (romanization)
nordman-yodles (romanization)

נאָרד‧מאַן־יאָד‧לע

Literally: "Nordmann fir", named after the Finnish biologist Alexander von Nordmann (1803-1866).


העלדישע יאָדלע

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העלדישע יאָדלע

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העלדישע יאָדלע

העלדישע יאָדלע • (heldishe yodle) f, plural העלדישע יאָדלעס (heldishe yodles)

heldishe yodle (romanization)
heldishe yodles (romanization)

/ˈhɛldɪʃə ˈjɔdlə/


פּוכשישקע־יאָדלע

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פּוכשישקע־יאָדלע

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פּוכשישקע־יאָדלע

פּוכשישקע־יאָדלע • (pukhshishke-yodle) f, plural פּוכשישקע־יאָדלעס (pukhshishke-yodles)

pukhshishke-yodle (romanization)
pukhshishke-yodles (romanization)

/ˈpuχˌʃɪʃkəˌjɔdlə/

פּוכ‧שיש‧קע־יאָד‧לע

Literally: "Fluffy pinecone fir". פּוכשישקע (pukhshishke) formed from either Russian пух (pux) + ши́шка (šíška) or Polish puch + szyszka.

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пух (pux) + ши́шка (šíška)


קאַנאַטניק

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קאַנאַטניק • (kanatnik) m

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קאַנאַטניק • (kanatnik) m

קאַ‧נאַט‧ניק

Borrowed from Russian канатник (kanatnik, “abutilon”).

Abutilon theophrasti
Abutilon theophrasti#Translingual


ווײַסצווײַג־אַקאַציע

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ווײַסצווײַג־אַקאַציע

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ווײַסצווײַג־אַקאַציע

ווײַסצווײַג־אַקאַציע • (vaystsvayg-akatsye) f, plural ווײַסצווײַג־אַקאַציעס (vaystsvayg-akatsyes)

vaystsvayg-akatsye (romanization)
vaystsvayg-akatsyes (romanization)

ווײַס‧צווײַג־אַ‧קאַ‧ציע

Faidherbia albida
Faidherbia albida#Translingual

en-ווײַסצווײַג־אַקאַציע-yi-noun-lANpfH41


אַקאַציע

אַקאַציע • (akatsye) f, plural אַקאַציעס (akatsyes)

akatsye (romanization)
akatsyes (romanization)

Ultimately from Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía). Compare Russian акация (akacija) and German Akazie.


בלאָבלאַט־אַקאַציע

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בלאָבלאַט־אַקאַציע

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בלאָבלאַט־אַקאַציע

בלאָבלאַט־אַקאַציע • (bloblat-akatsye) f, plural בלאָבלאַט־אַקאַציעס (bloblat-akatsyes)

bloblat-akatsye (romanization)
bloblat-akatsyes (romanization)

בלאָ‧בלאַט־אַ‧קאַ‧ציע


זילבער־אַקאַציע

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זילבער־אַקאַציע

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זילבער־אַקאַציע

זילבער־אַקאַציע • (zilber-akatsye) f, plural זילבער־אַקאַציעס (zilber-akatsyes)

zilber-akatsye (romanization)
zilber-akatsyes (romanization)

זיל‧בער־אַ‧קאַ‧ציע


מעסער־אַקאַציע

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מעסער־אַקאַציע

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מעסער־אַקאַציע

מעסער־אַקאַציע • (meser-akatsye) f, plural מעסער־אַקאַציעס (meser-akatsyes)

meser-akatsye (romanization)
meser-akatsyes (romanization)

מע‧סער־אַ‧קאַ‧ציע

Literally: "Knife acacia". Calque of English knife acacia.


קינזשאַל־אַקאַציע

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קינזשאַל־אַקאַציע

קינזשאַל־אַקאַציע • (kinzhal-akatsye) f

yi-noun

קינזשאַל־אַקאַציע

קינזשאַל־אַקאַציע • (kinzhal-akatsye) f, plural קינזשאַל־אַקאַציעס (kinzhal-akatsyes)

kinzhal-akatsye (romanization)
kinzhal-akatsyes (romanization)

קינ‧זשאַל־אַ‧קאַ‧ציע

Literally: "Dagger acacia". קינזשאַל (kinzhal) borrowed from Russian кинжа́л (kinžál).


פֿאַרנעזישע אַקאַציע

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פֿאַרנעזישע אַקאַציע

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פֿאַרנעזישע אַקאַציע

פֿאַרנעזישע אַקאַציע • (farnezishe akatsye) f, plural פֿאַרנעזישע אַקאַציעס (farnezishe akatsyes)

farnezishe akatsye (romanization)
farnezishe akatsyes (romanization)

פֿאַר‧נע‧זי‧שע

Vachellia farnesiana
Vachellia farnesiana#Translingual

en-פֿאַרנעזישע_אַקאַציע-yi-noun-Lq0nGirM


לעבעדיקע אַקאַציע

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לעבעדיקע אַקאַציע

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לעבעדיקע אַקאַציע

לעבעדיקע אַקאַציע • (lebedike akatsye) f, plural לעבעדיקע אַקאַציעס (lebedike akatsyes)

lebedike akatsye (romanization)
lebedike akatsyes (romanization)


סויע

From Dutch soja, from Japanese そや (soya), topicalized form of そい (soi), itself the Kagoshima dialectal form of 醤油 (shōyu, “soy sauce”), from Chinese 醬油／酱油 (jiàngyóu).


לײַם

Borrowed from English lime from French lime, from Spanish lima, from Arabic لِيمَة (līma), from Persian لیمو (limu).


ענגלישער פֿעפֿער

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ענגלישער פֿעפֿער

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ענגלישער פֿעפֿער

Compare now-uncommon English English pepper, Polish ziele angielskie.


זשורעכלינע

זשורעכלינע • (zhurekhline) f, plural זשורעכלינעס (zhurekhlines)

zhurekhline (romanization)
zhurekhlines (romanization)

Borrowed from Ukrainian журахли́на (žuraxlýna), Volynian variant of журавли́на (žuravlýna).

bor+

קיכעלעך מיט זשורעכלינעס


אַוואָקאַדאָ

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אַוואָקאַדאָ • (avokado) m

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אַוואָקאַדאָ • (avokado) m, plural אַוואָקאַדאָס (avokados)

avokado (romanization)
avokados (romanization)

Borrowed from Spanish avocado, from the earlier aguacate, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl, from Proto-Nahuan *pa:wa (“avocado”).


קונזשוט

Borrowed from Russian кунжу́т (kunžút), from Persian کنجد (konjed). Compare Estonian kunžuut.


סומסום

Borrowed from Hebrew סומסום (shumshóm). Compare the more usual spelling שמשום / שֻׁמְשֹׁם (shumshóm).

he-m

שמשום / שֻׁמְשֹׁם (shumshóm)

עפן זיך, סומסום!


קימל

From Middle High German kümel, kumel, from Old High German kumil, from Proto-West Germanic *kumil (“caraway, cumin (seed)”). Compare German Kümmel.


אַפֿענע

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אַפֿענע • (afene) f

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אַפֿענע • (afene) f, plural אַפֿענעס (afenes)

afene (romanization)
afenes (romanization)

Borrowed from Carpathian Ukrainian а́фина (áfyna). Compare also Hungarian áfonya, Romanian afină, the latter of which likely gave rise to the Ukrainian term.


זשען־זשען

Ultimately borrowed from Chinese 人參／人参 (rénshēn), most likely via Russian женьше́нь (ženʹšénʹ). Compare Armenian ժենշեն (ženšen), Belarusian жэньшэ́нь (ženʹšénʹ), Bulgarian женшен (ženšen), Georgian ჟენშენი (ženšeni), Latvian žeņšeņs, Lithuanian ženšenis, Polish żeń-szeń, Serbo-Croatian ženšen, Turkmen ženşen, and Ukrainian женьше́нь (ženʹšénʹ).

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人參／人参 (rénshēn)

bor

Russian женьше́нь (ženʹšénʹ)

cog

Ukrainian женьше́нь (ženʹšénʹ)


באַמיע

From Ottoman Turkish بامیه (bamya), possibly via Russian ба́мия (bámija) or Belarusian and Ukrainian ба́мія (bámija).

bor

Abelmoschus esculentus
Abelmoschus esculentus#Translingual


ענגלישע מענטע

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ענגלישע מענטע

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ענגלישע מענטע


פֿעפֿערמינץ

פֿעפֿער (fefer) + מינץ (mints). Compare German Pfefferminze.


מענטע

Ultimately derived from Latin menta, possibly via Romanian mentă and/or French menthe.


צעלניק

Most likely Romanian țelină + ־ניק (-nik).


קמיניק

Adapted borrowing of Polish kminek (“caraway”) + ־יק (-ik).

af

Cuminum cyminum
Cuminum cyminum#Translingual


אַניז

aniz (romanization)
anizn (romanization)

From Middle High German anīs (“anise”), from Latin anīsum. Compare German Anis.

Pimpinella anisum
Pimpinella anisum#Translingual


סעלדעריי

/sɛʎdəˈrɛɪ̯/

Borrowed from Belarusian сельдэрэ́й (sjelʹderéj), Russian сельдере́й (selʹderéj), from Dutch selderij. Doublet of סעלעריע (selerye).


קראָפּ

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קראָפּ • (krop) m

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קראָפּ • (krop) m

Borrowed from Belarusian кроп (krop), Russian укро́п (ukróp), Ukrainian кріп (krip).


ענעס

Ultimately derived from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison). Given the unusual stress, possibly derived via English anise.


קאָפּער

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קאָפּער • (koper) m

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קאָפּער • (koper) m


פּעטרישקע

Borrowed from Polish pietruszka, Russian, Ukrainian петру́шка (petrúška), although note the shift in syllable stress.

Petroselinum crispum
Petroselinum crispum#Translingual

הפֿקר פּעטרישקע hefker petrishke, literally )


פֿענכל

Either cognate to or borrowed from German Fenchel. Ultimately from Latin fēnuculum. Compare Russian, Ukrainian фе́нхель (fénxelʹ).


גליאַנדער

Most likely borrowed from Ukrainian коля́ндра (koljándra) or a similar dialectal variant.

bor+

Coriandrum sativum
Coriandrum sativum#Translingual


מײַראַן

Alteration of מאַיאָראַן (mayoran), with the second vowel dropped. Compare Hunsrik Maairon, Swedish mejram.

מאַיאָראַן מאַיאָראַן#Yiddish

Alternative form of מאַיאָראַן (mayoran)


פֿלאָמיס

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פֿלאָמיס • (flomis) m

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פֿלאָמיס • (flomis) m


שאַלוויִע

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שאַלוויִע • (shalvie) f

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שאַלוויִע • (shalvie) f

Salvia officinalis
Salvia officinalis#Translingual


טימיאַן

Borrowed from Russian тимья́н (timʹján), ultimately from Ancient Greek θῡμίαμα (thūmíama). Cognate to German Thymian, with a different syllable stress. Compare also Polish tymianek.

Thymus serpyllum
Thymus serpyllum#Translingual


אָריגאַן

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אָריגאַן • (origan) m

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אָריגאַן • (origan) m

Probably borrowed from French origan, from Latin orīganum, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon). Compare English origan.

Origanum vulgare
Origanum vulgare#Translingual


מאַיאָראַן

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מאַיאָראַן • (mayoran) m

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מאַיאָראַן • (mayoran) m

From Middle High German maioran, from Old High German maiolan, from Medieval Latin māiōrānus. Compare German Majoran, Polish majeran, Russian майора́н (majorán).

Origanum majorana
Origanum majorana#Translingual


ראָזמאַרין

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ראָזמאַרין • (rozmarin) m

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ראָזמאַרין • (rozmarin) m

Either cognate to or borrowed from German Rosmarin, possibly via Russian розмари́н (rozmarín), from Middle French rosmarin, from Old French rosmarin, ultimately from Latin rōsmarīnus. Compare Luxembourgish Rousemaräin, Polish rozmaryn, Romanian rozmarin.

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus#Translingual

Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosmarinus officinalis#Translingual

rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, Rosmarinus officinalis)

Odobenus rosmarus
Odobenus rosmarus#Translingual


פּאַטשולי

Borrowed from English patchouli or French patchouli. Compare German (Indisches) Patschuli, Russian пачу́ли (pačúli), Ukrainian пачу́лі (pačúli).

Pogostemon cablin
Wikispecies:Pogostemon cablin

patchouli (any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil)


זאַלבע

Most likely inherited from Middle High German salbeie, salveie f, from Old High German salbeia, salveia f, from Proto-West Germanic *salbejā (“sage”), although reason for loss of diphthong is uncertain. Compare German Salbei.


שאַלפּיי

Most likely borrowed from Russian шалфе́й (šalféj), however reason for /p/ in place of /f/ is uncertain.


נעגעלע

yi-noun

נעגעלע • (negele) n, plural נעגעלעך (negelekh)

negele (romanization)
negelekh (romanization)

From Middle High German negellīn, negelīn, diminutive of Middle High German nagel. By surface analysis, נאָגל (nogl) + ־עלע (-ele) with umlaut. Compare Alemannic German Nägeli, Negeli, German Näglein (archaic). Compare also German Nelke, a back-formation from plural Nelken, from whence נעלקנ־ (nelkn-), as in נעלקנאייל (nelkneyl, “clove oil”); as well as German Nägele, now chiefly attested only as a surname.

surf

Syzygium aromaticum
Wikispecies:Syzygium aromaticum

(cooking) clove (spice from the aromatic flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum)


בראַזילער נוס

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בראַזילער נוס

yi-noun

בראַזילער נוס

בראַזילער ניס

בראַזילע ניס

בראַזילער נוס • (braziler nus) m, plural בראַזילער ניס (braziler nis) or בראַזילע ניס (brazile nis)

braziler nus (romanization)
braziler nis (romanization)
brazile nis (romanization)


קיוויפֿרוכט

קיוויפֿרוכט • (kivifrukht) f, plural קיוויפֿרוכטן (kivifrukhtn)

kivifrukht (romanization)
kivifrukhtn (romanization)

קיווי (kivi) + פֿרוכט (frukht). Compare German Kiwifrucht.


טאַמאַרינד

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טאַמאַרינד • (tamarind) m

yi-noun

טאַמאַרינד • (tamarind) m

From Medieval Latin tamarindus (possibly via Old French tamarinde), from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy). Compare German Tamarinde, Polish tamarynda, Russian тамари́нд (tamarínd).

der

تَمْر هِنْدِيّ


קאַשטן

yi-noun

קאַשטן • (kashtn) m, plural קאַשטאַנעס (kashtanes)

kashtn (romanization)
kashtanes (romanization)

Probably directly borrowed from Polish kasztan, given the syllable stress.


קאַשטאַן

קאַשטאַן • (kashtan) m, plural קאַשטאַנען (kashtanen) or קאַשטאַנעס (kashtanes)

kashtan (romanization)
kashtanen (romanization)
kashtanes (romanization)

From Polish kasztan, most likely via Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian кашта́н (kaštán) given the syllable stress.


קעסט

Most likely from Middle High German koste, kost with umlaut. From Medieval Latin costus, costa. Cognate to German Kosten, Kost, Dutch kost.

זײַן/זיצן אויף קעסט, עסן קעסט

to receive room and board (esp. from one's in-laws)

אַראָפּגיין פֿון קעסט

to stop receiving room and board (esp. from one's in-laws)

(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


טײַוולסקויט

טײַוול (tayvl, “devil”) + ־ס (-s, possessive suffix) + קויט (koyt, “dirt; poop”). Compare Dutch duivelsdrek, German Teufelsdreck.


לאַקריץ

Inherited from Middle High German lakerize, from Old French licorece or directly from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”). Cognate to German Lakritz.

der

ווי לאַקרעץ צו פּלעצל


פּליושטש

Borrowed from Belarusian плюшч (pljušč) and Ukrainian плющ (pljušč).