צעלאָזן

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German zerlāzzen, from Old High German zilāzan. By surface analysis, צע־ (tse-) +‎ לאָזן (lozn). Compare German zerlassen.

Pronunciation

Verb

צעלאָזן (tselozn) (past participle צעלאָזט (tselozt))

  1. (transitive) to melt
    Synonyms: צעטאָפּען (tsetopen), צעשמעלצן (tseshmeltsn)
  2. (transitive) to disband
    Synonym: פֿונאַנדערלאָזן (funanderlozn)
  3. (transitive, physics) to dissolve
    Synonym: צעפֿירן (tsefirn)
  4. (intransitive, reflexive) to dissolve
  5. (transitive) to spoil (e.g. a child)
    Synonyms: צעבאַלעווען (tsebaleven), פֿאַרפּעסטען (farpesten), צעפּיעשטשען (tsepyeshtshen), קאַליע מאַכן (kalye makhn), וויקלען אין וואַטע (viklen in vate)
  6. (transitive) to thaw
    Synonyms: צעטאָפּען (tsetopen), לאָזן אָפּגײן (lozn opgeyn), לאָזן צעגיין (lozn tsegeyn), אויסטײַען (oystayen)
  7. (with די האָר (di hor)) to let one's hair down/loose

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References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “melt”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN