פּאָליאַק

Yiddish

Etymology

From Russian or Ukrainian поля́к (polják).

Noun

פּאָליאַק • (polyak) m, plural פּאָליאַקן‎ (polyakn), feminine פּאָליאַטשקע‎ (polyatshke)

  1. Pole (non-Jewish person from Poland)

Usage notes

Yiddish rigorously distinguishes between Jews and non-Jews in national terminology. A Polish Jew is not a polyak, but rather a פּוילישער‎ (poylisher).

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