סקאָרע־פּאָמאָשטש
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Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Russian ско́рая по́мощь (skóraja pómoščʹ) or possibly a Ukrainian reading of the phrase, hence סקאָרע (skore) as opposed to *סקאָרייע (*skoreye), and פּאָמאָשטש (pomoshtsh) as opposed to *פּאָמאָש (*pomosh).
Noun
[edit]סקאָרע־פּאָמאָשטש • (skore-pomoshtsh) f (medicine)
- ambulance
- Synonyms: אַמבולאַנס (ambulans), שפּיטאָל־וואָגן (shpitol-vogn), קעטשל (ketshl), פּאָגאָטאָוויע (pogotovye)
- first aid
- Synonym: (calque of Russian phrase) גיכע הילף (gikhe hilf)
References
[edit]- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “skore-pomošč”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 717
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “סקאָרע־פּאָמאָשטש” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].