pejs
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Yiddish פּאות (peyes, “sidelocks”), plural of פּאה (peye, “sidelock”), from Hebrew פֵּאָה (pe'á, “wig, sidelock, sideburn”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pejs m inan (diminutive pejsik)
Declension
[edit]Declension of pejs
Noun
[edit]pejs m pers
- (derogatory, metonymically, ethnic slur, religious slur, Judaism) kike, Yid (Jewish person)
Declension
[edit]Declension of pejs
Derived terms
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- Polish terms borrowed from Yiddish
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- Polish terms derived from Hebrew
- Polish 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɛjs
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛjs/1 syllable
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- Polish personal nouns
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