Yiddish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Slavic, most likely as a partial calque of Polish drzemka, i.e. דרעם (drem) +‎ ־ל (-l). Compare also Bulgarian дрямка (drjamka), Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian дремка (dremka).

Noun edit

דרעמל (dremlm, plural דרעמלען (dremlen) or דרעמלעך (dremlekh)

  1. a nap

Usage notes edit

  • Note that despite the formation of the word using ־ל (-l), דרעמלעך (dremlekh) is very rare as a plural form.

Derived terms edit