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Yiddish
Etymology
Adapted borrowing of Polish proszek + ־יק (-ik).
Noun
פּראָשיק • (proshik) m, plural פּראָשקעס (proshkes)
- powder
- Synonym: פּודער (puder)
- medicine
Derived terms
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּראָשיק” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “powder”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN