באַסיין

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Belarusian басе́йн (basjéjn), Russian бассе́йн (basséjn), Ukrainian басе́йн (baséjn), ultimately from French bassin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baˈsɛɪ̯n/

Noun

באַסיין • (baseyn) m, plural באַסיינען (baseynen)

  1. basin
    Synonyms: בעקן (bekn), ביט (bit)
  2. catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin

Derived terms

References
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “basin”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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