אייניקל

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German enikel, enenkel, eninkel, from Old High German *eninkil (attested only in diminutive Old High German eniklīn), from Proto-Germanic *aninkilaz. Cognate with German Enkel (“grandchild”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛɪ̯nɪkɫ̩/

Noun

אייניקל • (eynikl) n, plural אייניקלעך (eyniklekh)

1. grandchild

Derived terms

• אור־אייניקל (ur-eynikl, “great-grandchild”)