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Yiddish
Etymology
From English Tasmania, ultimately from the name of Dutch naval explorer Abel Tasman, who visited and documented the island and New Zealand in 1642. The zayin reflects the English pronunciation, compare the variant with samekh, טאַסמאַניע (tasmanye).
Proper noun
טאַזמאַניע • (tazmanye) f
- Tasmania (a state of Australia)
Further reading
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “טאַזמאַניע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .