קאָוואַדלע
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a Slavic language, probably Ukrainian кова́дло (kovádlo).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
קאָוואַדלע • (kovadle) f, plural קאָוואַדלעס (kovadles)
- anvil (block used in blacksmithing)
Synonyms[edit]
- אַמבאָס (ambos)
Derived terms[edit]
- צווישן האַמער און קאָוואַדלע (tsvishn hamer un kovadle)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Paul Abelson (1915) “anvil”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press
- Uriel Weinreich (1977) “anvil”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 15
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “kovadle”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 464