קאַמזויל

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• קאַמזעלקע (kamzelke), קאַמיזעלקע (kamizelke), קאַמעזעלקע (kamezelke)

Etymology

Cognate to German Kamisol, with the loss of the second vowel influenced by Russian камзо́л (kamzól).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamˈzɔɪ̯ɫ/

Noun

קאַמזויל • (kamzoyl) m, plural קאַמזוילן (kamzoyln)

1. (possibly dated) vest, waistcoat

   Synonyms: זשילעט (zhilet), וועסטל (vestl)

References

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