סקאָרע־פּאָמאָשטש

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Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ско́рая по́мощь (skóraja pómoščʹ) or possibly a Ukrainian reading of the phrase, hence סקאָרע (skore) as opposed to *סקאָרייע (*skoreye), and פּאָמאָשטש (pomoshtsh) as opposed to *פּאָמאָש (*pomosh).

Noun

סקאָרע־פּאָמאָשטש (skore-pomoshtshf (medicine)

  1. ambulance
    Synonyms: אַמבולאַנס (ambulans), שפּיטאָל־וואָגן (shpitol-vogn), קעטשל (ketshl), פּאָגאָטאָוויע (pogotovye)
  2. first aid
    Synonym: (calque of Russian phrase) גיכע הילף (gikhe hilf)

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