פֿונט
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Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German pfunt, phunt, from Old High German pfunt, phunt, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, a borrowing from Latin pondō (“by weight”, adverb) or pondus (“weight”, noun).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]פֿונט • (funt) m, plural פֿונטן (funtn)
- pound (unit of weight, referring to various measures, but originally to the Russian pound, which was slightly smaller than the modern sense)
Descendants
[edit]- → English: (Polari) funt (“Pound sterling; money”)
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- yi:Units of measure