ווסתּ

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • וסתּ (vest)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew וֶסֶת (véset, “menstruation”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛst/

Noun

ווסתּ • (vest) f

  1. menstruation
    Synonyms: מענסטרואַציע (menstruatsye), צײַט (tsayt), דרך־נשים (derekh-noshem), מאָנאַטלעכע (monatlekhe), נידה (nide), פֿרויען־שטייגער (froyen-shteyger), אורח־נשים (oyrekh-noshem)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “ווסתּ” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Steven A. Jacobson (1998), A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 59
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