קראָם

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German krām (“merchant tent; wares”), from Old High German krām (“merchant tent; tent cloth”), probably ultimately borrowed from Slavic, such as Old Church Slavonic грамъ (gramŭ, “pub, inn”) or чрѣмъ (črěmŭ, “tent”). Cognate with German Kram.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɔm/

Noun

קראָם • (krom) f, plural קראָמען (kromen), diminutive קרעמל (kreml)

1. shop, store (establishment that sells goods)

   Synonyms: געשעפֿט (gesheft), קלייט (kleyt)

   חן און מזל קויפֿט מען נישט אין קראָם.

   kheyn un mazl koyft men nisht in krom.

   one cannot buy favor or luck in a store.

Derived terms

• אוניווערסאַל־קראָם (universal-krom)
• אײַזנקראָם (ayznkrom), אײַזנוואַרגקראָם (ayznvargkrom)
• אַפּטייקקראָם (apteykkrom, “pharmacist”)
• באַקאַליי־קראָם (bakaley-krom)
• ביכערקראָם (bikherkrom)
• בשמים-קראָם (bsomim-krom, “spice shop”)
• הוטקראָם (hutkrom, “hat shop”)
• קליידערקראָם (kleyderkrom, “clothes store”)
• שפּײַזקראָם (shpayzkrom)
• שניטקראָם (shnitkrom, “dry goods store”)
• שפּאָרקראָם (shporkrom, “thrift shop”)
• שפּילכלקראָם (shpilkhlkrom, “toy shop”)
• שוכקראָם (shukhkrom, “shoe shop”)
• טאַנדעטקראָם (tandetkrom, “second-hand shop”)
• צירונגקראָם (tsirungkrom, “jewelry store”)