קויפֿמאַן

Yiddish

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Etymology

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Calqued from or cognate to German Kaufmann. By surface analysis, קויפֿן (koyfn) +‎ מאַן (man).

Noun

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קויפֿמאַן (koyfmanm, plural קויפֿלײַט (koyflayt)

  1. merchant (person who traffics in commodities)

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