קאָוואַדלע

Yiddish

.אַ קאָוואַדלע

Etymology

From a Slavic language, probably Ukrainian кова́дло (kovádlo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈvadlə/
• Hyphenation: קאָ‧וואַד‧לע

Noun

קאָוואַדלע • (kovadle) f, plural קאָוואַדלעס (kovadles)

1. anvil (block used in blacksmithing)

Synonyms

• אַמבאָס (ambos)

Derived terms

• צווישן האַמער און קאָוואַדלע (tsvishn hamer un kovadle)

Related terms

• קאָוועל (kovel)
• קאָווען (koven)

References

• Paul Abelson (1915) “anvil”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press
• Uriel Weinreich (1977) “anvil”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 15
• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “kovadle”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 464