דערפֿל

Yiddish

Etymology

דאָרף (dorf, “village”) +‎ ־ל (-l, “diminutive suffix”)

Noun

דערפֿל • (derfl) n, plural דערפֿלעך (derflekh)

1. Diminutive of דאָרף (dorf): small village.

Coordinate terms

• דאָרף (dorf, “village”)
• שטעטל (shtetl, “small town, townlet”)
• שטאָט (shtot, “city, (large) town”)