Yiddish

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Etymology

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Related to טינט (tint, ink). Unclear if related to dialectal Rheinland German tinteln (trembling, tingling from the fingers when they are cold).

Verb

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טינטלען (tintlen) (past participle געטינטלט (getintlt))

  1. (imperfective) to scribble, to scrawl

Conjugation

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References

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  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “טינטלען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “טינטלען” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].