טײַוול

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German tiuvel, tievel, from Old High German tiufal, ultimately from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos). Compare German Teufel.

Noun[edit]

טײַוול (tayvlm, plural טײַוולאָנים (tayvlonem) or טײַוואָלים (tayvolem), diminutive טײַוועלע (tayvele)

  1. devil
  2. the Devil

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