פֿרוי

Yiddish

Pronunciation
  • (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): /frɔj/[1]
  • (Netherlandic) IPA(key): /frɔʊ̯/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /froː/, /froʊ̯/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /fruː/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German vrouwe, vrowe, from Old High German frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ, a feminine form of *frawjô (“lord”), from Proto-Indo-European *prōw- (“master, judge”).

Noun

פֿרוי • (froy) f, plural פֿרויען (froyen)

  1. woman
  2. wife
Synonyms

Honorific title

פֿרוי • (froy) f

  1. Mrs.
  2. Madam

Synonyms
  • מאַדאַם (madam)

Coordinate terms

References
  1. “Duolingo Yiddish: A Guide for the Perplexed”, in Language Jones‎, 2021, retrieved 2021-12-01
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