פּאַטלעזשאַן

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• פּאַטלאַזשאַנע (patlazhane), פּאַטלאַזשאַן (patlazhan), באַקלאַזשאַן (baklazhan), באַקלאַזאַן (baklazan)

Etymology

Ultimately from Ottoman Turkish پاتلجان (patlıcan), either directly or possibly via a Slavic language; compare Polish bakłażan, Russian баклажа́н (baklažán), Serbo-Croatian patlìdžān/патлѝџа̄н, and also non-Slavic Hungarian padlizsán.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /patɫəˈʒan/

Noun

פּאַטלעזשאַן • (patlezhan) m, plural פּאַטלעזשאַנעס (patlezhanes)

1. eggplant, aubergine

   Synonyms: אָבערזשינע (oberzhine), מעלאַנזשען (melanzhen), אייערוווּקס (eyervuks), אייער־געוויקס (eyer-geviks), אייערפֿרוכט (eyerfrukht), בלויע פּאַטלעזשאַנע (bloye patlezhane), באָנדזשינע (bondzhine)

Derived terms

• פּאַטלעזשאַן אויף פּאַרמעזאַן (patlezhan oyf parmezan)

Related terms

• פּאַטלעזשאַנע (patlezhane), באַטאַלזשאַן (batalzhan, “(dialectal) tomato”)

References

• Uriel Weinreich (1977) “eggplant”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 101
• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “patlažán”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 662
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּאַטלעזשאַן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].