מאַיאָראַן

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German maioran, from Old High German maiolan, from Medieval Latin māiōrānus. Compare German Majoran, Polish majeran, Russian майора́н (majorán).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maɪ̯ɔˈran/, /majɔˈran/

Noun

מאַיאָראַן • (mayoran) m

  1. (botany) marjoram (Origanum majorana)
  2. marjoram (herb)

See also

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