דרעמל
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Yiddish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- דרימל (driml)
Etymology[edit]
From Slavic, most likely as a partial calque of Polish drzemka, i.e. דרעם (drem) + ־ל (-l). Compare also Bulgarian дрямка (drjamka), Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian дремка (dremka).
Noun[edit]
דרעמל • (dreml) m, plural דרעמלען (dremlen) or דרעמלעך (dremlekh)
- a nap
Usage notes[edit]
- Note that despite the formation of the word using ־ל (-l), דרעמלעך (dremlekh) is very rare as a plural form.
Derived terms[edit]
- דרעמלען (dremlen)
- כאַפּן אַ דרעמל (khapn a dreml)