פֿלאַש

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German vlasche, from Old High German flasca, flaska (“bottle, flask”) (compare German Flasche), from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“bottle”), from *flehtaną (“to plait, braid”), from the practice of plaiting or wrapping bottles in straw casing.

Noun

פֿלאַש • (flash) f, plural פֿלעשער‎ (flesher)

  1. bottle
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