סקאָרפּיאָן

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin scorpio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skɔʁˈpjɔn/
  • Hyphenation: סקאָר‧פּיאָן

Noun

סקאָרפּיאָן • (skorpyonm, plural סקאָרפּיאָנען (skorpyonen)

  1. scorpion

Synonyms

References

  • Uriel Weinreich (1977), “scorpion”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 283