וואַגאָן

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Russian ваго́н (vagón), from French wagon, from English wagon, from Dutch wagen, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, thus a doublet to the inherited word וואָגן (vogn, waggon).

Noun[edit]

וואַגאָן (vagonm, plural װאַגאָנעס (vagones) or וואַגאָנען (vagonen)

  1. car (passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not)