קיניגרײַך

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German künicriche, from Old High German kuningrīhhi, from Proto-Germanic *kuningarīkiją. Compare German Königreich, Dutch koninkrijk, Danish kongerige.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪnɪɡˌʁaɪ̯χ/

Noun

קיניגרײַך • (kinigraykh) n, plural קיניגרײַכן (kinigraykhn)

  1. kingdom
    Near-synonym: מלכות (malkhes)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “קיניגרײַך” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “kingdom”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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