פּראָם

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Most likely borrowed from Polish prom. Compare however also German Prahm and Plautdietsch Promm. Direct inheritance from Middle High German prâm is also possible; see Prahm for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /prɔm/

Noun

פּראָם • (prom) m, plural פּראָמען (promen)

  1. ferry

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