באַפֿעלקערונג

Yiddish

Etymology

From באַפֿעלקערן (bafelkern) +‎ ־ונג (-ung). Calque of German Bevölkerung (itself late 17th c.).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baˈfɛɫkərʊŋ/
Hyphenation: באַ‧פֿעל‧קע‧רונג

Noun

באַפֿעלקערונג • (bafelkerung) f, plural באַפֿעלקערונגען (bafelkerungen)

population (all people living within a political or geographical boundary)

References

Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008), “bafélkerung”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slównik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 118
Justus van de Kamp et al., “באַפֿעלקערונג” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].