צען

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
צ־ע־ן‎ (ṣ-ʿ-n)

Related to Aramaic טְעַן‎ (ṭəʿan) and Arabic ظَعَنَ‎ (ẓaʕana).

Verb

צָעַן • (tsa'án) (pa'al construction, future יִצְעַן‎)

  1. to wander

References

Yiddish
Yiddish cardinal numbers
 <  9 10 11  >
    Cardinal : צען (tsen)
    Ordinal : צענט‎ (tsent)
    Fractional : צענטל‎ (tsentl)

Etymology

From Middle High German zehen, from Old High German zehan, from Proto-West Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ (“ten”).

Pronunciation
  • (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): /t͡sɛn/
  • (Netherlandic) IPA(key): /t͡seːn/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /t͡seːn/, /t͡seɪ̯n/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /t͡sɛɪ̯n/, /t͡sin/

Numeral

צען • (tsen)

  1. ten

Derived terms
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