וואַגאָן

Yiddish

noun
Definitions
  • car passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ваго́н derived from French wagon derived from English wagon derived from Dutch, Flemish wagen (wagon, car, cart, vehicle, dare, also to move, move, stir, venture) derived from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (wagon, cart).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wagnaz

Gloss

wagon, cart

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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