בעל־חי

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew בעל חיים.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɫˈχaɪ̯/

Noun

בעל־חי • (balkhay) m, plural בעל־חיים (bale-khayem)

1. animal

   Synonym: חיה (khaye)

2. being (creature)

Derived terms

• בעל־חיש (balkhaish)
• לאַנד־וואַסער־בעל־חי (land-vaser-balkhay, “amphibian”, literally “land-water-animal”)
• צער־⁠בעלי־⁠חיים־⁠געזעלשאַפֿט (tsar-bale-khayem-gezelshaft)

 

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “balxáj”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 130
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “בעל־חי” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “animal, n.”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN