"שוואָם" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

IPA: /ʃvɔm/ Forms: shvom [romanization], shvomen [romanization], shveml [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle High German swamme, swam, swamp, from Old High German swamp, from Proto-West Germanic *swamm, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|yi|gmh|swamme}} Middle High German swamme, {{inh|yi|goh|swamp}} Old High German swamp, {{inh|yi|gmw-pro|*swamm}} Proto-West Germanic *swamm, {{inh|yi|gem-pro|*swammaz}} Proto-Germanic *swammaz Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=f|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=shvom}} שוואָם • (shvom) m or f, {{yi-noun|dim=שוועמל|g=mf|pl=שוואָמען|tr=shvom}} שוואָם • (shvom) m or f, plural שוואָמען (shvomen), diminutive שוועמל (shveml)
  1. mushroom, fungus
    Sense id: en-שוואָם-yi-noun-CHt2Pxh7 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms with redundant script codes, Yiddish terms with redundant transliterations, Fungi, Vegetables Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant script codes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant transliterations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Fungi: 95 5 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 46 54
  2. sponge
    Sense id: en-שוואָם-yi-noun-RiSKxomC Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms with redundant transliterations, Vegetables Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant transliterations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: פֿונגוס (english: fungus)
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  ],
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