קאָכאַניק
Yiddish
editAlternative forms
edit- קאָכאַנעק (kokhanek)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Polish kochanek and Ukrainian коха́нець (koxánecʹ), with the ending changed to ־יק (-ik).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editקאָכאַניק • (kokhanik) m, plural קאָכאַניקעס (kokhanikes), feminine קאָכאַנקע (kokhanke)
- lover
- Synonyms: געליבטער (gelibter), קאָכאַנטשיק (kokhantshik), ליובאָווניק (lyubovnik)
References
edit- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “lover”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN