מאַשין
Yiddish
Etymology
Borrowed from French machine, from Latin māchina, from Doric Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhanā́), cognate with Attic Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhanḗ, “a machine, engine, contrivance, device”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈʃɪn/
Noun
מאַשין • (mashin) f, plural מאַשינען (mashinen), diminutive מאַשינדל (mashindl) or מאַשינעלע (mashinele)
Derived terms
- וואַשמאַשין f (vashmashin, “washing machine”)
- שטויבמאַשין f (shtoybmashin, “vacuum cleaner”)
- ניימאַשין f (neymashin, “sewing machine”)
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