קראָפּ־גאַנדז
Yiddish
Alternative forms
- קראָפּ־גאַנז (krop-ganz)
Etymology
From קראָפּ (krop, “crop (of a bird)”) + גאַנדז (gandz, “goose”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʁɔpˌɡand͡z/
- Hyphenation: קראָפּ־גאַנדז
Noun
קראָפּ־גאַנדז • (krop-gandz) f, plural קראָפּ־גאַנדזן (krop-gandzn)
- synonym of פּעליקאַן (pelikan)
References
- Paul Abelson (1915), “pelican”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 1025