המן־טאַשן
Yiddish
Etymology
Probably from מאָן (mon, “poppy seed”) + טאַש (tash, “pocket”), altered to refer to המן (homen, “Haman”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "YIVO" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈhɔmənˌtaʃn̩/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Litvish" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈhɔmə(n)ˌtaʃn̩/, /ˈhɔmə(n)ˌtasn̩/, /ˈhɔməntəs/
Noun
המן־טאַשן • (homen-tashn) m pl or f pl, singular המן־טאַש (homen-tash)
- hamantaschen (Ashkenazi three-cornered cookies traditionally eaten on Purim)
Further reading
- Map of dialectal variants for "homentashen" from Litvish: An Atlas of Northeastern Yiddish by Dovid Katz