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trefny.

treyf (not kosher)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtrɛf.nɘ//ˈtrɛf.nɨ/Middle, Polish

  1. treyf (not kosher)

    Judaism

  2. illegal (prohibited by established rules)

    colloquial

  3. fishy, shady, suspicious

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Hebrew טְרֵפָה (trefá)bor. Yiddish טרייף (treyf)bor. Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ Old Polish -ny Polish -ny Polish trefny From Yiddish טרייף (treyf) + Polish -ny. By surface analysis, tref + -ny.

adj/ˈtrɛf.nɘ//ˈtrɛf.nɨ/Middle, Polish

  1. funny, amusing

    dated
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree German treffendbor. Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ Old Polish -ny Polish -ny ? Hungarian tréfásbor. ▲ Polish -ny ? Polish trefny Possibly from German treffend + -ny, less likely from Hungarian tréfás + -ny. Compare trafić.

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