יאַרמלקע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• יאַרמולקע (yarmulke)

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish jarmułka (“skullcap”).

Noun

יאַרמלקע • (yarmlke) f, plural יאַרמלקעס (yarmlkes)

1. yarmulke

Descendants

• → Belarusian: ярмо́лка (jarmólka)
• → German: Jarmulke
• → English: yarmulke
• → Russian: ермо́лка (jermólka)
• → Serbo-Croatian: jarmùlka / јарму̀лка