באַקאַליי

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بقال (bakkal), from Arabic بَقَّال (baqqāl). Compare Ladino bakkal, Russian бакале́я (bakaléja). The sense "dried fruit" derives from Polish bakalie.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO) IPA(key): /bakaˈlɛɪ̯/

Noun

באַקאַליי • (bakaleyf

  1. (collective) groceries
  2. dried fruit

Derived terms

References

  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008), “bakaléj(e)”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slównik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 123
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “באַקאַלײ” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “groceries”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN