פּאָליאַק
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Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Russian or Ukrainian поля́к (polják).
Noun
[edit]פּאָליאַק • (polyak) m, plural פּאָליאַקן (polyakn), feminine פּאָליאַטשקע (polyatshke)
- Pole (non-Jewish person from Poland)
Usage notes
[edit]Yiddish rigorously distinguishes between Jews and non-Jews in national terminology. A Polish Jew is not a polyak, but rather a פּוילישער (poylisher).
See also
[edit]- פּאָליאַנער (polyaner)