קאַטשקע

Yiddish

ווײַסע קאַטשקעס.

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language. Compare Polish kaczka, Belarusian ка́чка (káčka) and Ukrainian ка́чка (káčka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkat͡ʃkə/
• Hyphenation: קאַטש‧קע

Noun

קאַטשקע • (katshke) f, plural קאַטשקעס (katshkes)

1. duck
2. (specifically) hen (female duck)

Synonyms

• (duck): ענטל (entl), ענטע (ente)

Hyponyms

• (duck): קאַטשער (katsher, “male duck”)

References

• Alexander Harkavy (1910), “Duck”, in Complete English-Jewish dictionary, 6th edition, New York: Hebrew Publishing Company, page 153
• Paul Abelson (1915), “duck”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 413