קירקע

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language. Compare Belarusian кі́рка (kírka) and Ukrainian кі́рка (kírka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪʁkə/
  • Hyphenation: קיר‧קע

Noun

קירקע • (kirke) f, plural קירקעס (kirkes)

  1. pickaxe

Synonyms

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “pickaxe”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 1052
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