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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German rīs, borrowed from Late Latin rīsum or rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρῡζα (órūza).
Pronunciation
- (YIVO, Northern) IPA(key): /ʁaɪ̯z/
- (Southern) IPA(key): /ʁaːz/
Noun
רײַז • (rayz) m
- rice (a plant and its seeds used as food)