לײַב

See also: לייב

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German līp, from Old High German līb, from Proto-West Germanic *līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.

Pronunciation

(YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): [laɪb]
(Poylish) IPA^(key): [laːb]
(Litvish) IPA^(key): [lab]

Noun

לײַב • (layb) n, plural לײַבער (layber), diminutive לײַבל (laybl)

body

Derived terms

לײַבל (laybl)
לײַבלעך (layblekh)
לײַבקע (laybke)

References

Tyščenko, Dmytro (2014) Jidyš-ukrajinsʹkyj slovnyk [Yiddish–Ukrainian Dictionary], Kiev: Art Ekonomi, page 489a

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