פֿונט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German pfunt, phunt, from Old High German pfunt, phunt, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, a borrowing from Latin pondō (“by weight”, adverb) or pondus (“weight”, noun).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʊnt/

Noun

פֿונט • (funt) m, plural פֿונטן (funtn)

  1. pound (unit of weight, referring to various measures, but originally to the Russian pound, which was slightly smaller than the modern sense)

Descendants

  • → English: (Polari) funt (“Pound sterling; money”)
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