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Yiddish
Etymology
Borrowed from Belarusian басе́йн (basjéjn), Russian бассе́йн (basséjn), Ukrainian басе́йн (baséjn), ultimately from French bassin.
Pronunciation
Noun
באַסיין • (baseyn) m, plural באַסיינען (baseynen)
- basin
- Synonyms: בעקן (bekn), ביט (bit)
- catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin
Derived terms
References
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “basin”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN