קאַוויאָר

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

Likely borrowed from Russian ковёр (kovjór), spelt phonetically. Compare דאַלוי (daloy) from Russian долой (doloj).

Noun edit

קאַוויאָר (kavyorm, plural קאַוויאָרן (kavyorn)

  1. tapis

References edit

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