"פֿײַל" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

Forms: fayl [romanization], fayln [romanization]
Etymology: From Old High German pfīl (“arrow”), from Latin pīlum (“javelin, throwing spear”). Etymology templates: {{inh|yi|goh|pfīl|t=arrow}} Old High German pfīl (“arrow”), {{der|yi|la|pīlum|t=javelin, throwing spear}} Latin pīlum (“javelin, throwing spear”) Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} פֿײַל • (fayl) f, {{yi-noun|g=f|pl=n}} פֿײַל • (fayl) f, plural פֿײַלן (fayln)
  1. arrow Related terms: בויגן (boygn) (english: bow)
    Sense id: en-פֿײַל-yi-noun-hk6jn-fi Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms with redundant script codes, Weapons Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant script codes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Weapons: 70 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: fayl [romanization], fayln [romanization]
Etymology: From Old High German fīla. Etymology templates: {{der|yi|goh|fīla}} Old High German fīla Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} פֿײַל • (fayl) f, {{yi-noun|g=f|pl=n}} פֿײַל • (fayl) f, plural פֿײַלן (fayln)
  1. file (tool) Derived forms: פֿײַלן (fayln) (english: to file)
    Sense id: en-פֿײַל-yi-noun-O-woHqKZ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Yiddish terms with redundant script codes, Tools Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant script codes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Tools: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "name": "inh"
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        "1": "yi",
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      "roman": "boygn",
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