Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ougapfel, from Old High German ougapful, augaphul, from Proto-West Germanic *augapl, equivalent to אויג (oyg, eye) +‎ עפּל (epl, apple); compare German Augapfel.

Noun

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אויגעפּל (oygeplm, plural אויגעפּלען (oygeplen)

  1. eyeball (ball of the eye)