טראַמווײַ

Yiddish

Etymology

Via contact languages such as Belarusian/Russian/Ukrainian трамва́й (tramváj), Polish tramwaj, ultimately from English tramway.

Noun

טראַמווײַ • (tramvay) m, plural טראַמווײַען (tramvayen)

  1. (Australia, UK): tram
  2. (Canada, US) streetcar, trolley, trolley car, light rail

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