באַנקאָמאַט

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from English bankomat. Given the syllable stress, probably borrowed via German Bankomat, or Russian, Ukrainian банкома́т (bankomát).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baŋkɔˈmat/

Noun

באַנקאָמאַט • (bankomat) m, plural באַנקאָמאַטן (bankomatn)

1. automated teller machine, ATM

   Synonym: מזומנקע (mezumenke)

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “ATM”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN