מאַליניק

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Belarusian малі́ннік (malínnik) and Russian мали́нник (malínnik, “raspberry thicket”), albeit with a shift in syllable stress. Compare also Bulgarian малина́к (malinák). By surface analysis, מאַלינע (maline) +‎ ־ניק (-nik) or ־יק (-ik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɫɪnɪk/

Noun

מאַליניק • (malinik) m, plural מאַליניקעס (malinikes)

1. raspberry bush

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “מאַליניק”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “מאַליניק” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].