קאָכאַניק
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Yiddish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- קאָכאַנעק (kokhanek)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Polish kochanek and Ukrainian коха́нець (koxánecʹ), with the ending changed to ־יק (-ik).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
קאָכאַניק • (kokhanik) m, plural קאָכאַניקעס (kokhanikes), feminine קאָכאַנקע (kokhanke)
- lover
- Synonyms: געליבטער (gelibter), קאָכאַנטשיק (kokhantshik), ליובאָווניק (lyubovnik)
References[edit]
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “lover”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN