קאָכאַניק

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Yiddish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

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)

  1. 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
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