וואָקזאַל

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian вокза́л (vokzál, “station”), from English Vauxhall referencing Vauxhall Gardens in London.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔkˈzal/, [vɔɡˈzal]

Noun

וואָקזאַל • (vokzal) m, plural וואָקזאַלן (vokzaln)

  1. station (especially for a train, and often specifically the building)
    Synonym: סטאַנציע (stantsye)
    • 1967, Chaim Grade, צמח אַלטאַס [Tsemakh Atlas], volume 1, page 188:
      זיין ווייב האָט אַפילו ניט געקענט קומען צום וואָקזאַל אים באַגלייטן, ווייל זי האָט ניט אויף וועמענס הענט איבערצולאָזן זייער יינגעלע.
      zayn vayb hot afile nit gekent kumen tsum vokzal im bagleytn, vayl zi hot nit oyf vemens hent ibertsulozn zeyer yingele.
      His wife hadn't even known to come to the station with him, because she hadn't had anyone to take care of the baby.
  2. terminal (final station of a line)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “וואָקזאַל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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