טיילכל

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• טיילעכל (teylekhl)

Etymology

טייל (teyl) +‎ ־ל (-l) with intrusive ־כ־ (-kh-), possibly as a calque of German Teilchen, Russian частица (častica), Polish cząstka, etc., ultimately a calque of Latin particula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteɪ̯χɫ̩/, /ˈtaɪ̯χɫ̩/

Noun

טיילכל • (teylkhl) n, plural טיילכלעך (teylkhlekh)

1. (physics) particle

   אָנגעלאָדענע טיילכל ― ongelodene teylkhl ― charged particle

Usage notes

• The CEYD rigorously differentiates between different types of particles:
  • טיילכל (teylkhl) only pertains to particles in physics;
  • פּאַרטיקל (partikl) only pertains to grammatical particles;
  • and a dust particle can be either שטײַבעלע (shtaybele) or שטײַבל (shtaybl).

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “טײלכל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “טיילכל”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “particle”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• https://yiddishwordoftheweek.tumblr.com/post/22066736815/teyln-%D7%98%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%9F