פֿאָלקסגעזונט

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

פֿאָלקס (folks, “popular, people’s; public; folk(loric)”) +‎ געזונט (gezunt, “health”). Compare German Volksgesundheit.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔɫksɡəˌzʊnt/

Noun[edit]

פֿאָלקסגעזונט • (folksgezunt) n

  1. public health

Usage notes[edit]

  • The Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary considers פֿאָלקס־ (folks-) to be a separate suffix rather than an adjective.

References[edit]

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פֿאָלקסגעזונט”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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