יאַשטשערקע

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *aščerъka.

Compare Ukrainian ящірка (jaščirka), Belarusian яшчарка (jaščarka), Russian ящерка (jaščerka) and Polish jaszczurka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjaʃt͡ʃəʁkə/
  • Hyphenation: יאַ‧שטשער‧קע

Noun

יאַשטשערקע • (yashtsherke) f, plural יאַשטשערקעס (yashtsherkes)

  1. lizard

Synonyms

  • יאַשטשעריצע (yashtsheritse), (obsolete) עקדיש (ekdish)

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “lizard”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 805
  • Uriel Weinreich (1977), “lizard”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 190
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “יאַשטשערקע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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