פֿײַנקוכן
Yiddish
editAlternative forms
edit- פֿײַנקאָכן (faynkokhn), פֿאַנקוכן (fankukhn)
Etymology
editUncertain. Possibly simply פֿײַן (fayn) + קוכן (kukhn), however Feinkuchen is not attested in German. Alternatively, an alteration of פֿאַנקוכן (fankukhn) (i.e. פֿאַן (fan) + קוכן (kukhn)); see German Pfannkuchen. Compare also Vilamovian faonküch (“scrambled eggs”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editפֿײַנקוכן • (faynkukhn) m, plural פֿײַנקוכנס (faynkukhns)
- omelette, omelet
- Synonym: אָמלעט (omlet)
- pancake
- Synonyms: לאַטקע (latke), פּאַמפּושקע (pampushke), פּענקע (penke)
Usage notes
edit- Neither sense 2 nor the alternative forms are attested in the CEYD.
References
edit- Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿײַנקוכֿן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “omelet”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN