קאָכאַניק
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Yiddish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- קאָכאַנעק (kokhanek)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Polish kochanek and Ukrainian коха́нець (koxánecʹ), with the ending changed to ־יק (-ik).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]קאָכאַניק • (kokhanik) m, plural קאָכאַניקעס (kokhanikes), feminine קאָכאַנקע (kokhanke)
- lover
- Synonyms: געליבטער (gelibter), קאָכאַנטשיק (kokhantshik), ליובאָווניק (lyubovnik)
References
[edit]- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “lover”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN