עשעלאָן

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Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian эшело́н (ešelón), Ukrainian ешело́н (ešelón), etc., ultimately from French échelon.

Pronunciation

Noun

עשעלאָן (eshelonm, plural עשעלאָנען (eshelonen)

  1. (military) echelon
  2. troop train or transport

References

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “עשעלאָן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN