פֿאַרב

Yiddish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faʁb/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German varwe, from Old High German farawa, from Proto-West Germanic *faru, from Proto-Germanic *farwō. Cognate with German Farbe.

Noun

פֿאַרב • (farb) f, plural פֿאַרבן (farbn)

  1. color (spectral composition of visible light)
  2. paint
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • גואַש (guash)
  • אייל־פֿאַרב (eyl-farb)
  • וואַסערפֿאַרב (vaserfarb)

Etymology 2

Verb

פֿאַרב • (farb)

  1. first-person singular present of פֿאַרבן (farbn)
  2. imperative singular of פֿאַרבן (farbn)
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