zav

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Zapotec or Spanish zapoteco with v as a placeholder.

Symbol

zav

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Yatzachi Zapotec.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Yatzachi Zapotec terms

English

Etymology

From Hebrew זָב (zav, “flow”).

Noun

zav (countable and uncountable, plural zavs)

1. (Judaism, uncountable) A state of ritual impurity arising from abnormal seminal discharge by the male.
2. (Judaism, countable) A person who is impure for this reason.

Anagrams

• Vaz