דרעמל

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• דרימל (driml)

Etymology

From Slavic, most likely as a partial calque of Polish drzemka, i.e. דרעם (drem) +‎ ־ל (-l). Compare also Bulgarian дрямка (drjamka), Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian дремка (dremka).

Noun

דרעמל • (dreml) m, plural דרעמלען (dremlen) or דרעמלעך (dremlekh)

1. a nap

Usage notes

• Note that despite the formation of the word using ־ל (-l), דרעמלעך (dremlekh) is very rare as a plural form.

Derived terms

• דרעמלען (dremlen)
• כאַפּן אַ דרעמל (khapn a dreml)