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