זשאַלעװען
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably Polish żałować (“to pity”) + ־עווען (-even).
Verb
[edit]זשאַלעװען • (zhaleven) (past participle געזשאַלעװעט (gezhalevet))
- To distribute a meagre portion, to begrudge, to economise when giving, to give stingily
- קײן געלט האָט ער איר נישט געזשאַלעװעט
- keyn gelt hot er ir nisht gezhalevet
- He didn't give her even a meagre amount of money