פּאָליצע

Yiddish

Etymology

From Ukrainian полиця (polycja) and other Slavic languages; compare Bulgarian по́лица (pólica), Macedonian полица (polica), Serbo-Croatian pòlica, Slovene políca, Slovak polica, Czech police, Lower Sorbian pólica as well as the loanwords Romanian poliță and Hungarian polc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈʎɪt͡sə/

Noun

פּאָליצע • (politse) f, plural פּאָליצעס (politses)

  1. shelf, bookshelf
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