הענדל

Yiddish

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German hendl, hendel, henel, from Old High German *henil, diminutive of Old High German hano (“cock, rooster”). By surface analysis, האָן (hon) +‎ ־ל (-l). Compare Bavarian and German Hendl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛndɫ̩/

Noun

הענדל • (hendl) n, plural הענדלעך (hendlekh)

1. diminutive of האָן (hon): small rooster

   Synonym: האָנעכל (honekhl)

   אָפּלאָזן אַ רױט הענדל אױפֿן דאַך ― oplozn a royt hendl oyfn dakh ― to set a house on fire (literally, “to release a small red rooster on the roof”)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “הענדל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “small rooster”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN