מאַסלינקע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• מאַסליאַנקע (maslyanke), מאַשלינקע (mashlinke)

Etymology

Compare Belarusian маслёнка (masljónka), Polish maślanka, Ukrainian масля́нка (masljánka). Alteration in syllable stress and second vowel possibly due to Russian ма́сляный (másljanyj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmasʎɪnkə/

Noun

מאַסלינקע • (maslinke) f

1. buttermilk

   Synonym: פּוטערמילך (putermilkh)

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “buttermilk”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN