פּײַ

Yiddish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paɪ̯/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English pie. Compare Swedish paj.

Noun

פּײַ • (pay) m, plural פּײַען (payen)

  1. (US, cooking) pie
    Synonym: קוכן (kukhn)
Derived terms

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “pie”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian пай (paj), from Turkic.

Noun

פּײַ • (pay) m, plural פּײַען (payen)

  1. (finance) share
    Synonym: אַקציע (aktsye)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּײַ” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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