כאַפּערײַ

Yiddish

Etymology 1

כאַפּן (khapn, “to grab”) +‎ ־ערײַ (-eray).

Noun

כאַפּערײַ • (khaperay) n, plural כאַפּערײַען (khaperayen)

1. grabbing

Related terms

• איבערכאַפּערײַ (iberkhaperay)

Etymology 2

כאַפּן (khapn, “to hasten”) +‎ ־ערײַ (-eray).

Noun

כאַפּערײַ • (khaperay) f

1. haste, hurry

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “כאַפּערײַ”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN