אַרומגיין

Yiddish

Etymology

From אַרומ־ (arum-) + גיין (geyn). Compare German herumgehen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈʁʊmˌɡɛɪ̯n/

Verb

אַרומגיין • (arumgeyn) (past participle אַרומגעגאַנגען (arumgegangen))

  1. to go around, to bypass
    Synonyms: פֿאַרבײַגיין (farbaygeyn), פֿאַרבײַפֿאָרן (farbayforn), אויסמײַדן (oysmaydn)
  2. (intransitive) to circulate
    Synonym: אַריבערגיין פֿון האַנט צו האַנט (aribergeyn fun hant tsu hant)
  3. to avoid giving a direct answer, to dodge, to fudge
    Synonym: אַרויסדרייען זיך פֿון (aroysdreyen zikh fun)

Conjugation

References

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