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Yiddish
Etymology
יאַכט (yakht) + באַסיין (baseyn), possibly as a calque of English yacht basin. Compare German Jachthafen.
Pronunciation
Noun
יאַכטבאַסיין • (yakhtbaseyn) m, plural יאַכטבאַסיינען (yakhtbaseynen)
- (possibly US) marina, yacht basin (harbour for small boats, especially yachts)
References
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “יאַכטבאַסײן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN