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Yiddish
Etymology
זעג (zeg, “a saw”) or זעגן (zegn, “to saw”) + שטויב (shtoyb, “dust”). Compare uncommon German Sägestaub.
Pronunciation
Noun
זעגשטויב • (zegshtoyb) m or n
- sawdust
- Synonyms: זעגעכץ (zegekhts), טראָטשינעס (trotshines), פּילאָווינעס (pilovines), פּילינעס (pilines), שאָבעכץ (shobekhts)
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “זעגשטױב” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .