Yiddish

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *žaba, probably via Polish żaba and Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian жа́ба (žába).

Noun

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זשאַבע (zhabef, plural זשאַבעס (zhabes), diminutive זשאַבקע (zhabke)

  1. frog
  2. toad

Derived terms

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