דאָמינאָ־שפּיל

Yiddish

Etymology

From דאָמינאָ (domino, “dominoes”) +‎ שפּיל (shpil, “game”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔmɪˈnɔˌʃpɪɫ/, /ˈdɔmɪnɔˌʃpɪɫ/
  • Hyphenation: דאָ‧מי‧נאָ־שפּיל

Noun

דאָמינאָ־שפּיל • (domino-shpil) f or n, plural דאָמינאָ־שפּילן (domino-shpiln)

  1. a game of dominoes

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “dominoes”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 398
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