פּרעסאײַזן

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

פּרעסן (presn, to press) +‎ אײַזן (ayzn).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈprɛsˌaɪ̯zn̩/

Noun[edit]

פּרעסאײַזן (presayznm, plural פּרעסאײַזנס (presayzns)

  1. clothes iron
    Synonyms: פּרעסל (presl), ביגל־⁠אײַזן (bigl-⁠ayzn)

References[edit]

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “iron (appliance)”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN