ליים

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See also: לײַם

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Middle High German leim, from Old High German leimo (“loam”), from Proto-West Germanic *laimō, from Proto-Germanic *laimô, *laimaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

ליים • (leym) f or n

  1. clay
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

ליים • (laym) m, plural ליימען (laymen)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of לײַם (laym).

See also

Colors in Yiddish · קאָלירן (kolirn) (layout · text)
     ווײַס (vays)      גרוי (groy)      שוואַרץ (shvarts)
             רויט (royt); פּאָמסן (pomsn)              אָראַנזש (oranzh); ברוין (broyn)              געל (gel); קרעם (krem)
             לײַם (laym)              גרין (grin)             
             ציאַן (tsyan); טורקיז (turkiz)              לאַזורקע (lazurke)              בלוי (bloy)
             וויאָלעט (vyolet); אינדעך (indekh)              מאַדזשענטאַ (madzhenta); פּורפּור (purpur)              ראָזע (roze)
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