קערל

Yiddish

Etymology

קערן (kern) +‎ ־ל (-l), unusually removing the final consonant of the base word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛrɫ̩/

Noun

קערל • (kerl) n, plural קערלעך (kerlekh)

1. Diminutive of קערן (kern)
2. grain (single seed of grass food crops)

   Synonyms: גרײַפּל (graypl), קערנדל (kerndl)

3. pit (seed or stone of fruit)

Derived terms

• אַרויסנעמען דאָס קערל (aroysnemen dos kerl, “to pit, to take out the pit”)
• ענעס־קערל (enes-kerl, “aniseed”)
• גליאַנדער־קערל (glyander-kerl, “coriander seed”)
• קמיניק־קערל (kminik-kerl, “cumin seed”)
• טשיִאַ־קערל (tshia-kerl, “chia seed”)
• סאָסנע־קערל (sosne-kerl, “pine nut”)
• זענעפֿט־קערל (zeneft-kerl, “mustard seed”)

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “grain”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN