לײַב

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See also: לייב

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German līp, from Old High German līb, from Proto-West Germanic *līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.

Pronunciation

Noun

לײַב (laybn, plural לײַבער (layber), diminutive לײַבל (laybl)

  1. body

Derived terms

References

  • Tyščenko, Dmytro (2014) Jidyš-ukrajinsʹkyj slovnyk [Yiddish–Ukrainian Dictionary], Kiev: Art Ekonomi, page 489a