עשעלאָן

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian эшело́н (ešelón), Ukrainian ешело́н (ešelón), etc., ultimately from French échelon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛʃəˈɫɔn/

Noun

עשעלאָן • (eshelon) m, plural עשעלאָנען (eshelonen)

1. (military) echelon
2. troop train or transport

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “עשעלאָן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN