ים־מיידל

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From ים (yam, “sea”) +‎ מיידל (meydl, “girl”), possibly a calque of Russian морска́я де́ва (morskája déva), Ukrainian морська́ па́нна (morsʹká pánna), and/or German Meerjungfrau.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈjamˌmɛɪ̯dɫ̩/

Noun edit

ים־מיידל • (yam-meydl) n, plural ים־מיידלעך (yam-meydlekh)

mermaid

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