טונקל

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German tunkel, from Old High German tunkal, tuncal (“dark”), from Proto-West Germanic *dunkal, from Proto-Germanic *dunkalaz (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰengʷ- (“to smoke, fume”). Compare to German dunkel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʊŋkl̩/

Adjective

טונקל • (tunkl) (comparative טונקלער (tunkler), superlative טונקלסט (tunklst))

1. dark