קאַיאָר
Yiddish
editAlternative forms
edit- כּאור (kayor)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Biblical Hebrew וּכְאוֹר (“and as the light”), cf. 2 Samuel 23:4. The [aɪ̯] sound may have been influenced by מעשׂה (mayse). Compare the etymology of ברוגז (broygez).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editקאַיאָר • (kayor) m, plural קאַיאָרן (kayorn)
- early dawn