כאַלאַט

Yiddish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Russian хала́т (xalát), from Turkic, ultimately from Arabic خِلْعَة (ḵilʕa, “robe of honor”).

Noun

כאַלאַט • (khalat) m, plural כאַלאַטן (khalatn)

1. loose robe, housecoat
2. smock

References

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