מײַראַן

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maɪ̯ˈran/

Noun

מײַראַן • (mayran) m

  1. Alternative form of מאַיאָראַן (mayoran)

References
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “מײַראַן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “marjoram”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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