וואָלין

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Wołyń, Russian Волы́нь (Volýnʹ) and/or Ukrainian Воли́нь (Volýnʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔˈɫiːn/
  • Hyphenation: וואָ‧לין

Proper noun

וואָלין • (volin) ?

  1. (historical) Volhynia (a geographic region of Eastern Europe, now divided between southeastern Poland, northwestern Ukraine, and southwestern Belarus)

Derived terms

  • וואָלינער (voliner)
  • וואָלינעריש (volinerish)
  • וואָלינקע (volinke)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “װאָלין” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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