נע־ונד

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew נָע וָנָד (ná vanád, wanderer), from the curse of Cain in Gen. 4:12.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nav(ə)ˈnad/

Adjective

נע־ונד • (nav(e)nad)

  1. homeless, wandering

Derived terms

Noun

נע־ונד • (nav(e)nadm, plural נע־ונדן (nav(e)nadn)

  1. wanderer

Derived terms

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “נע־ונד” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].