pejs

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Polish

[edit]
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Yiddish פּאות (peyes, sidelocks), plural of פּאה (peye, sidelock), from Hebrew פֵּאָה (pe'á, wig, sidelock, sideburn).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛjs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛjs
  • Syllabification: pejs

Noun

[edit]

pejs m inan (diminutive pejsik)

  1. (Judaism) payot, payess, sidelock

Declension

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]
adjectives

Further reading

[edit]
  • pejs in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pejs in Polish dictionaries at PWN