פֿאַרם

See also: פֿאָרם‎

Yiddish

Etymology

From English farm, from Middle English ferme, farme (“rent, revenue”), influenced by Anglo-Norman ferme (“rent, lease, farm”), from Medieval Latin ferma, firma. Both from Old English feorm, fearm, farm (“provision”), from Proto-Germanic *fermō (“means of living, subsistence”), from *ferhwō, *ferhuz (“life force, body, being”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (“life, force, strength, tree”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfaʁəm/

Noun

פֿאַרם • (farm) f, plural פֿאַרמען‎ (farmen)

  1. farm (place where agricultural activities take place)
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