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־ײַ

־ײַ

See also: ײ and יי

Yiddish

Suffix

־ײַ (-ay) f n

  1. Place where characteristic activity is conducted.
    בעקער (beker, baker) > בעקערײַ (bekeray, bakery)
  2. Used to create abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.
    דאָקטער (dokter, doctor) > דאָקטערײַ (dokteray, medicine (profession))