פּאַרך

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Likely from Polish parch, inherited from Proto-Slavic *pь̑rxъ. Compare Bulgarian пърх (pǎrh), Russian парша (parša).

Noun[edit]

פּאַרך • (parkh) m, plural פּאַרכעס (parkhes)

  1. favus, mange, scurf
  2. (derogatory, vulgar) wicked person, rat, stingy person, disgusting person
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