קראַן

See also: קראן

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• קראן (kran) — unpointed

Etymology

Either directly borrowed from German Kran, derived via Polish kran or Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian кран (kran), or inherited from Middle High German krane, although that could have resulted in *קראָן (*kron). Ultimately from Old High German kran, from Proto-West Germanic *kranō.

Noun

קראַן • (kran) m, plural קראַנען (kranen) or קראַנעס (kranes)

1. faucet, tap

   אָפּדרייען דעם קראַן ― opdreyen dem kran ― to turn on the faucet

2. crane, derrick

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “קראַן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].