באַן

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• באַהן (bahn) (Daytshmerish)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German *bana, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *banō.

Noun

באַן • (ban) f, plural באַנען (banen)

1. train (line of connected cars or carriages)
2. railroad, railway

Synonyms

• (train): צוג (tsug), פּאָיעזד (poyezd)
• (railroad): אײַזנבאַן (ayznban)