מעווע

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Yiddish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Möwe. The form מייוו (meyv) is inherited from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

מעווע • (meve) f, plural מעוועס (meves)

  1. seagull

Further reading[edit]

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “מעווע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 413
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