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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German stimme, from Old High German stimma, stimna, from Proto-Germanic *stebnō, from Proto-Indo-European *stemn- (“mouth, muzzle”). Cognate with German Stimme, Dutch stem, Icelandic stefna, Greek στόμα (stóma).
Pronunciation
Noun
שטים • (shtim) f, plural שטימען (shtimen)
- a vote, a ballot
- (Daytshmerish) voice
- Synonym: קול (kol)