ים־פֿרוי

Yiddish

Etymology

From ים (yam, “sea”) +‎ פֿרוי (froy, “woman”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjamˌfʁɔɪ̯/
  • Hyphenation: ים־פֿרוי

Noun

ים־פֿרוי • (yam-froy) f, plural ים־פֿרויען (yam-froyen)

  1. synonym of ים־מיידל (yam-meydl)

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “mermaid”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 863
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “ים־פֿרוי” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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