אַקסל

Yiddish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ahsō (“axle”) (compare English axle, Swedish axel (“axis, axle, shoulder”), Icelandic öxl (“shoulder, ridge”)).

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern, Mideastern) IPA^(key): /ˈaksɫ̩/

Noun

אַקסל • (aksl) m, plural אַקסלען (akslen)

1. shoulder

   Synonym: פּלייצע (pleytse)