מאַסלינקע

Yiddish edit

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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

מאַסלינקע (maslinkef

  1. buttermilk
    Synonym: פּוטערמילך (putermilkh)

References edit

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