זשאָקיי
Yiddish
editAlternative forms
edit- זשאָקעיי (zhokeey)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Russian, Ukrainian жоке́й (žokéj), from English jockey. Compare Czech žokej, Polish dżokej.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editזשאָקיי • (zhokey) m, plural זשאָקייען (zhokeyen)
- jockey (competitive horse rider)
Derived terms
edit- דיסקזשאָקיי (diskzhokey)
References
edit- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “זשאָקיי”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “זשאָקײ” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].