אַרײַנװאַשעװען

Yiddish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈʁaɪ̯nˌvaʃəvən/

Verb

אַרײַנװאַשעװען • (araynvasheven)

1. to wash (in)
2. (Khurbn) to steal; smuggle; sell on the black market

References

• Pollin-Galay, H. (2024). Occupied Words: What the Holocaust did to Yiddish, pp.100, 235. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN: 978-1512825909