מוראַשקע

Yiddish

אַ מוראַשקע.

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language. Compare Ukrainian мурашка (muraška) and Belarusian мурашка (muraška).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʊˈʁaʃkə/
• Hyphenation: מו‧ראַש‧קע

Noun

מוראַשקע • (murashke) f, plural מוראַשקעס (murashkes)

1. ant

Synonyms

• אַמייזע (ameyze)

Derived terms

• לייב־מוראַשקע (leyb-murashke)

References

• Paul Abelson (1915), “ant”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 54