פּוסטעניש

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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פּוסט (pust) +‎ ־עניש (-enish). Most likely semantically influenced by Polish pustynia and pustoszyć (to ravage, to devastate).

Noun

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פּוסטעניש (pustenishn, plural פּוסטענישן (pustenishn)

  1. wasteland