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Yiddish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Most likely from Middle High German koste, kost with umlaut. From Medieval Latin costus, costa. Cognate to German Kosten, Kost, Dutch kost.
Noun
קעסט • (kest) ?
- room and board, bed and board (meals in a place of lodging)
- Synonym: פּאַנסיאָן (pansyon)
- געבן קעסט ― gebn kest ― to provide room and board
- האָבן קעסט בײַ ― hobn kest bay ― to have room and board with
- איידעם אויף קעסט ― eydem oyf kest ― parasite, freeloader (literally, “son-in-law on room and board”)
- (Judaism) room and board for a young couple provided by the bride’s parents for an agreed upon period of time to enable the son-in-law to continue his traditional studies
- זײַן/זיצן אויף קעסט, עסן קעסט ― zayn/zitsn oyf kest, esn kest ― to receive room and board (esp. from one's in-laws)
- אַראָפּגיין פֿון קעסט ― aropgeyn fun kest ― to stop receiving room and board (esp. from one's in-laws)
Usage notes
- The gender of this noun differs between dictionaries. JNW lists it as any gender (i.e. masculine, feminine, neuter), CEYD lists it as masculine only, while CYED and the Yiddish-Belarusian Dictionary list it as plural.
- קאַזיאָנע (kazyone) in the first derived term most likely comes from Russian казённый (kazjónnyj, “state, government”).
Derived terms
References
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “kest”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 441
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “קעסט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “board, (meals/lodging)”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קעסט”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Likely cognate to Luxembourgish Käscht. Ultimately from Latin castanea. Doublet of קאַשטאַן (kashtan), קאַשטן (kashtn).
Noun
קעסט • (kest) f, plural קעסטן (kestn)
- chestnut
- Synonyms: קאַשטן (kashtn), קאַשטאַן (kashtan)
- קעסט ברוין ― kest broyn ― maroon (literally, “chestnut brown”)
Derived terms
References
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “kest”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 441
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “קעסט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קעסט”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “chestnut”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN