שויוול

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German schūfele, schūvele, from Old High German scūvala, from Proto-Germanic *skuflō. Compare German Schaufel, English shovel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔɪvl̩/

Noun

שויוול • (shoyvl) n, plural שויוולען (shoyvlen), diminutive שײַוועלע (shayvele)

1. shovel, dustpan
2. vane (in turbine)

Usage notes

• Sense 1 is not attested in the CEYD; however the diminutive as "dustpan" is attested.

References

• 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