קלעצל
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Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Diminutive of קלאָץ (klots), i.e. קלאָץ (klots) + ־ל (-l) with formation of umlaut. Compare German Klötzlein, Klötzchen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]קלעצל • (kletsl) n, plural קלעצלעך (kletslekh)
- block (of wood)
- hub (of wheel)
- spool
- sugar cube
- Synonym: קאָסקע (koske)
Derived terms
[edit]- בוליאָן־קלעצל (bulyon-kletsl)
- צונויפֿשליס־קלעצל (tsunoyfshlis-kletsl, “interlocking block”)
References
[edit]- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “קלעצל”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press