באַכר־על־כאַזאַל

Yiddish

Etymology

From Arabic الغزال بحر (baḥr al-ḡazāl), literally "gazelle river".

Proper noun

באַכר־על־כאַזאַל • (bakhr-el-khazal) ?

1. Bahr el Ghazal (river in South Sudan)
2. Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan named for the river)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “באַכֿר־על־כֿאַזאַל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].