קאַראַוּל
Yiddish
editAlternative forms
edit- קאַראַול (karaul)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Russian, Ukrainian карау́л (karaúl). Ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠯ (qaraɣul).
Noun
editקאַראַוּל • (karaúl) m, plural קאַראַוּלן (karaúln)
- guardhouse, guard squad
Interjection
editקאַראַוּל • (karaul)
- help!
Derived terms
edit- שרײַען קאַראַוּל (shrayen karaul, “to call for help”)
References
edit- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “karaúl”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 433
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “קאַראַוּל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].