כאַפּערײַ

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

כאַפּן (khapn, “to grab”) +‎ ־ערײַ (-eray).

Noun[edit]

כאַפּערײַ • (khaperay) n, plural כאַפּערײַען (khaperayen)

  1. grabbing
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

כאַפּן (khapn, “to hasten”) +‎ ־ערײַ (-eray).

Noun[edit]

כאַפּערײַ • (khaperay) f

  1. haste, hurry
References[edit]
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “כאַפּערײַ”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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