מעווע

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Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Möwe. The form מייוו (meyv) is inherited from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

מעווע (mevef, plural מעוועס (meves)

  1. seagull

Further reading

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “מעווע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 413