אַפֿענע
Yiddish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Carpathian Ukrainian а́фина (áfyna). Compare also Hungarian áfonya, Romanian afină, the latter of which likely gave rise to the Ukrainian term.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editאַפֿענע • (afene) f, plural אַפֿענעס (afenes)
- blueberry
- Synonyms: בלאָע יאַגדע (bloe yagde), שוואַרצע יאַגדע (shvartse yagde), שוואַרצע בערעלע (shvartse berele)
Derived terms
edit- אַפֿענדל (afendl)
- אַפֿענעס־פּײַ (afenes-pay)
References
edit- Justus van de Kamp et al., “אַפֿענעס” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “blueberry”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN