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)

1. machine

Derived terms

• וואַשמאַשין f (vashmashin, “washing machine”)
• שטויבמאַשין f (shtoybmashin, “vacuum cleaner”)
• ניימאַשין f (neymashin, “sewing machine”)