מעטשעט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Polish meczet, Russian and Ukrainian мече́ть (mečétʹ), from a Turkic language (compare Kazakh мешіт (meşıt), Tatar мәчет (mäçet), Turkish mescit, Turkmen metjit), ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məˈtʃɛt/

Noun

מעטשעט • (metshet) m, plural מעטשעטן (metshetn)

  1. mosque
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