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Yiddish
Etymology
From Polish pokrzywa. Doublet of קראָפּיװע (kropive).
Noun
פּאָקזשיװע • (pokzhive) f, plural פּאָקזשיװעס (pokzhives)
- nettle (plant belonging to the Urtica genus)
- Synonyms: קראָפּיװע (kropive), בריִעכץ (briekhts), (Daytshmerish) ברעננעסל (brennesl)
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּאָקזשיװע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .