דרעמל

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Yiddish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Slavic, most likely as a partial calque of Polish drzemka, i.e. דרעם (drem) +‎ ־ל (-l). Compare also Bulgarian дрямка (drjamka), Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian дремка (dremka).

Noun

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דרעמל (dremlm, plural דרעמלען (dremlen) or דרעמלעך (dremlekh)

  1. a nap

Usage notes

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  • Note that despite the formation of the word using ־ל (-l), דרעמלעך (dremlekh) is very rare as a plural form.

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