סמאַהע
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably borrowed from Belarusian and Ukrainian сма́га (smáha), from Proto-Slavic *smaga.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]סמאַהע • (smahe) f
- froth/foam (on the lips), scum
- די סמאַהע גייט מיר איבער
- di smahe geyt mir iber
- My mouth is watering
- (literally, “The froth on the lips is going over me”)
References
[edit]- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “סמאַהע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “סמאַהע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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