פֿיזיאָנאָמיע

Yiddish

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Polish fizjonomia, ultimately from Late Latin physiognomia, from Ancient Greek φυσιογνωμίᾱ (phusiognōmíā, “physiology”), from φύσις (phúsis, “physique, appearance”) + γνώμη (gnṓmē, “means of knowing”).

Noun

פֿיזיאָנאָמיע • (fizyonomye) f, plural פֿיזיאָנאָמיעס (fizyonomyes)

1. physiognomy

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פֿיזיאָנאָמיע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿיזיאָנאָמיע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].