קאַטשקע

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language. Compare Polish kaczka, Belarusian ка́чка (káčka) and Ukrainian ка́чка (káčka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkat͡ʃkə/
  • Hyphenation: קאַטש‧קע

Noun

קאַטשקע • (katshke) f, plural קאַטשקעס (katshkes)

  1. duck
  2. (specifically) hen (female duck)

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References

  • Alexander Harkavy (1910), “Duck”, in Complete English-Jewish dictionary, 6th edition, New York: Hebrew Publishing Company, page 153
  • Paul Abelson (1915), “duck”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 413
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