פּשעניטשקע
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
Polish pszeniczny, Russian пшени́чный (pšeníčnyj), Ukrainian пшени́чний (pšenýčnyj, “wheat”) + ־קע (-ke). Exact semantic shift unclear.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
פּשעניטשקע • (pshenitshke) f, plural פּשעניטשקעס (pshenitshkes)
References edit
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּשעניטשקע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “corn on the cob”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN