לײַב

See also: לייב‎

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.

Pronunciation

(YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): [laɪb]
(Poylish) IPA^(key): [laːb]
(Litvish) IPA^(key): [lab]

Noun

לײַב • (layb) n, plural לײַבער‎ (layber), diminutive לײַבל‎ (laybl)

body

Derived terms

לײַבל‎ (laybl)
לײַבלעך‎ (layblekh)
לײַבקע‎ (laybke)

References

Tyščenko, Dmytro (2014), “לײַב”, in Jidyš-ukrajinsʹkyj slovnyk [Yiddish–Ukrainian Dictionary], Kiev: Art Ekonomi, page 489a

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