פֿרוי

Yiddish

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): /frɔj/[1]
  • (Netherlandic) IPA(key): /frɔʊ̯/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /froː/, /froʊ̯/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /fruː/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German vrouwe, vrowe, from Old High German frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ, a feminine form of *frawjô (lord), from Proto-Indo-European *prōw- (master, judge).

Noun

פֿרוי • (froyf, plural פֿרויען (froyen)

  1. woman
  2. wife
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

פֿרוי • (froyf

  1. Mrs.
  2. Madam
Synonyms
  • מאַדאַם (madam)
Coordinate terms

References

  1. ^ “Duolingo Yiddish: A Guide for the Perplexed”, in Language Jones[1], 2021, retrieved 1 December 2021