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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German hëlfant, ultimately from Latin elephantus. The form עלעפֿאַנט (elefant) is modified to be closer to the Latin, as happened in German Elefant.
Pronunciation
Noun
העלפֿאַנד • (helfand) m, plural העלפֿאַנדן (helfandn)
- elephant