סאָראָקע

See also: סאַראָקע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from an East Slavic language. Compare Belarusian сарока (saróka), Ukrainian сорока (soroka) and Russian сорока (soroka).

The name of the city is from the same etymon, but more specifically either from Romanian Soroca, or directly from Ukrainian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔˈʁɔkə/
  • Hyphenation: סאָ‧ראָ‧קע

Noun

סאָראָקע • (soroke) f, plural סאָראָקעס (sorokes)

  1. magpie
  2. Soroca (a city in Moldova)

Synonyms

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “magpie”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 827
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “סאָראָקע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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