סקאָרע־פּאָמאָשטש

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ско́рая по́мощь (skóraja pómoščʹ) or possibly a Ukrainian reading of the phrase, hence סקאָרע (skore) as opposed to *סקאָרייע (*skoreye), and פּאָמאָשטש (pomoshtsh) as opposed to *פּאָמאָש (*pomosh).

Noun

סקאָרע־פּאָמאָשטש • (skore-pomoshtsh) f (medicine)

1. ambulance

   Synonyms: אַמבולאַנס (ambulans), שפּיטאָל־וואָגן (shpitol-vogn), קעטשל (ketshl), פּאָגאָטאָוויע (pogotovye)

2. first aid

   Synonym: (calque of Russian phrase) גיכע הילף (gikhe hilf)

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “skore-pomošč”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 717
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “סקאָרע־פּאָמאָשטש” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].