שטעקל
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
שטעקן (shtekn) + ־ל (-l). Compare German Steckerl.
Noun[edit]
שטעקל • (shtekl) n, plural שטעקלעך (shteklekh)
- stick
- walking stick
- Synonyms: שטעקן (shtekn), שפּאַציר־שטעקן (shpatsir-shtekn), וואַנדער־שטעקן (vander-shtekn)
- wand
- Synonym: שטעקעלע (shtekele)
Derived terms[edit]
- ביליאַרד־שטעקל (bilyard-shtekl, “billiard cue, cue stick”)
- גלאָז־שטעקל (gloz-shtekl, “glass rod, stirring rod”)
- קאָנטראָל־שטעקל (kontrol-shtekl, “joystick”)
- שטעקל־מישער (shtekl-misher)
- שטעקל־רעדל (shtekl-redl, “pinwheel”)
References[edit]
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “שטעקל”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press