Yiddish edit

 
דאַמקע

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian да́мка (dámka, the king in checkers/draughts), from да́ма (dáma) +‎ -ка (-ka), ultimately from French jeu de dames. Likely semantically influenced by German Dame.

Noun edit

דאַמקע (damkef

  1. draughts, checkers (game for two players)

Descendants edit

Hebrew: דַּמְקָה