הענדל
Yiddish
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle High German hendl, hendel, henel, from Old High German *henil, diminutive of Old High German hano (“cock, rooster”). By surface analysis, האָן (hon) + ־ל (-l). Compare Bavarian and German Hendl.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editהענדל • (hendl) n, plural הענדלעך (hendlekh)
- diminutive of האָן (hon): small rooster
- Synonym: האָנעכל (honekhl)
- אָפּלאָזן אַ רױט הענדל אױפֿן דאַך ― oplozn a royt hendl oyfn dakh ― to set a house on fire (literally, “to release a small red rooster on the roof”)
References
edit- Justus van de Kamp et al., “הענדל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “small rooster”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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