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Yiddish
Etymology
Likely from אָסטראָג (ostrog, “jail”) + ־ניק (-nik), from dated Russian остро́г (ostróg, “jail”).
Noun
אָסטראָגניק • (ostrognik) m, plural אָסטראָגניקעס (ostrognikes)
- prisoner, convict
References
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “אָסטראָגניק”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “אָסטראָגניק” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .