קראָקאָדיל

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin crocodilus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁɔkɔˈdɪɫ/
  • Hyphenation: קראָ‧קאָ‧דיל

Noun

קראָקאָדיל • (krokodil) m, plural קראָקאָדילן (krokodiln)

  1. crocodile

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “crocodile”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 308
  • Uriel Weinreich (1977), “crocodile”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 73
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “קראָקאָדיל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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