קראַניך

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German kranech, from Old High German chranuh, from Proto-West Germanic *kranuk. Cognate with German Kranich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁanɪχ/
  • Hyphenation: קראַ‧ניך

Noun

קראַניך • (kranikhm, plural קראַניכן (kranikhn)

  1. synonym of זשוראַוו (zhurav)

References

  • Alexander Harkavy (1910), “Crane”, in Complete English-Jewish dictionary, 6th edition, New York: Hebrew Publishing Company, page 110
  • Paul Abelson (1915), “crane”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 302
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “קראַניך” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].