מאַיאָראַן

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German maioran, from Old High German maiolan, from Medieval Latin maiōrānus. Cognate with German Majoran.

Possibly further reinforced by Polish majeran, Ukrainian майоран (majoran), Russian майоран (majoran).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /majɔˈʁan/
  • Hyphenation: מאַ‧יאָ‧ראַן

Noun

מאַיאָראַן • (mayoran) m

  1. marjoram

See also

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “marjoram”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 842
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “marjoram”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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