שלײַם

See also: שליים

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German slīm, from Old High German slīm, from Proto-West Germanic *slīm, from Proto-Germanic *slīmą. Cognate with German Schleim and Luxembourgish Schläim.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɫaɪ̯m/

Noun

שלײַם • (shlaym) m

  1. mucus, phlegm
  2. goo, slime
  3. sputum
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.