לאַווינע
Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German lowin. Ultimately from Late Latin labina. Cognate with German Lawine, as well as borrowings Polish lawina, Russian лавина (lavina), etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lavinɛ/
Noun
לאַווינע • (lavine) f, plural לאַווינעס (lavines)
- avalanche
References
- Uriel Weinreich (1977), “avalanche”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 23