לײַב

See also: לייב

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German līp, from Old High German līb, from Proto-West Germanic *līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): [laɪb]
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): [laːb]
• (Litvish) IPA^(key): [lab]

Noun

לײַב • (layb) n, plural לײַבער (layber), diminutive לײַבל (laybl)

1. body

Derived terms

• לײַבל (laybl)
• לײַבלעך (layblekh)
• לײַבקע (laybke)

References

• Tyščenko, Dmytro (2014) Jidyš-ukrajinsʹkyj slovnyk [Yiddish–Ukrainian Dictionary], Kiev: Art Ekonomi, page 489a