וואָלין

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Wołyń, Russian Волы́нь (Volýnʹ) and/or Ukrainian Воли́нь (Volýnʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔˈɫiːn/
• Hyphenation: וואָ‧לין

Proper noun

וואָלין • (volin) ?

1. (historical) Volhynia (a geographic region of Eastern Europe, now divided between southeastern Poland, northwestern Ukraine, and southwestern Belarus)

Derived terms

• וואָלינער (voliner)
• וואָלינעריש (volinerish)
• וואָלינקע (volinke)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “װאָלין” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].