Yiddish

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Etymology

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אָפּ־ (op-) +‎ קילן (kiln, to cool). Compare German abkühlen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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אָפּקילן (opkiln) (past participle אָפּגעקילט (opgekilt))

  1. (perfective) to refresh, cool off
  2. to calm down
  3. (reflexive, with צו (tsu)) to lose one's enthusiasm for

Conjugation

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References

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  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “אָפּקילן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN