מילגרוים
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Latin mālogrānātum, apparently via Middle High German malgram.[1] Compare Middle High German cognates malgran, malagranât, margram.[2] Compare also Italian melograno (tree), melagrana (fruit).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
מילגרוים • (milgroym) m, plural מילגרוימען (milgroymen)
Derived terms[edit]
- מילגרוימבוים (milgroymboym)
- ער האָט מער סודות וויפֿל אַ מילגרוים האָט קערנדלעך (er hot mer soydes vifl a milgroym hot kerndlekh, “he has more secrets than a pomegranate has seeds”)[3]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “mílgrojm”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 540
- ^ Aslanov, C. (2013). The Romance Component in Yiddish: A Reassessment. Journal of Jewish Languages, 1(2), 261-273. https://doi.org/10.1163/22134638-12340014
- ^ Justus van de Kamp et al., “מילגרױם” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].