קילקייט

Yiddish

Etymology

קיל (kil) +‎ ־קייט (-keyt). Compare Danish kølighed, Dutch koelheid, obsolete German Kühlheit, and so on.

Pronunciation

• (Northeastern, Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪɫkaɪt/, /ˈkiːɫkaɪt/
• (Ukraynish) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪɫkeɪt/, /ˈkiːɫkeɪt/

Noun

קילקייט • (kilkeyt) f

1. coolness
2. reserve, detachment

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קילקייט”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “קילקײט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].