שויוול
Yiddish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German schūfele, schūvele, from Old High German scūvala, from Proto-Germanic *skuflō. Compare German Schaufel, English shovel.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editשויוול • (shoyvl) n, plural שויוולען (shoyvlen), diminutive שײַוועלע (shayvele)
Usage notes
edit- Sense 1 is not attested in the CEYD; however the diminutive as "dustpan" is attested.
References
edit- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “šojvl”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 758
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “שויוול”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “vane”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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- Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German
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- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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