פֿויגל

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פֿויגל • (foygl) m, plural פֿייגל (feygl) or פֿויגלען (foyglen), diminutive פֿייגעלע (feygele)

foygl (romanization)
feygl (romanization)
foyglen (romanization)
feygele (romanization)

Some Southern dialects, New York Chassidish

From Old High German fogal (compare German Vogel), from Proto-West Germanic *fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.


ביצה

ביצה • (beytse) f, plural ביצים (beytsim)

beytse (romanization)
beytsim (romanization)


קאַטשקע

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

katshke (romanization)
katshkes (romanization)

From Polish kaczka, Belarusian, Russian and/or Ukrainian ка́чка (káčka).


סאָווע

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סאָווע • (sove) f

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סאָווע • (sove) f, plural סאָוועס (soves)

sove (romanization)
soves (romanization)

From Polish sowa, Belarusian сава́ (savá) and/or Ukrainian/Russian сова́ (sová), all from Proto-Slavic *sova.


אָדלער

אָדלער • (odler) m, plural אָדלערס (odlers)

odler (romanization)
odlers (romanization)


שפּערל

From Middle High German sperlinc, from Old High German sperili(n)g, derived from sparo.


פּאָפּוגײַ

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פּאָפּוגײַ • (popugay) m

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פּאָפּוגײַען

פּאָפּוגײַ • (popugay) m, plural פּאָפּוגײַען (popugayen)

popugay (romanization)
popugayen (romanization)

Borrowed from Russian попуга́й (popugáj), from Dutch papegaai, from Middle Dutch papegay, from Old French papegai, from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ).


האָן

האָן • (hon) m, plural הענער (hener), feminine הון (hun)

hon (romanization)
hener (romanization)
hun (romanization)

From Middle High German hane, from Old High German hano, from Proto-West Germanic *hanō, from Proto-Germanic *hanô.


עמו

Borrowed from English emu, from Portuguese ema. Compare German Emu, Russian э́му (ému), and so on.

Dromaius novaehollandiae
Dromaius novaehollandiae#Translingual


פֿייגעלע

פֿייגעלע • (feygele) n, plural פֿייגעלעך (feygelekh)

feygele (romanization)
feygelekh (romanization)

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→ English: feygele, faygele, faygeleh, feygeleh, fegele, fegeleh, faygelah

פֿויגל (foygl) + ־עלע (-ele) with haplology. Compare German Vögele.


גענדזל

yi-noun

גענדזל • (gendzl) n, plural גענדזלעך (gendzlekh)

gendzl (romanization)
gendzlekh (romanization)

→ English: gunsel, gunzel

From גאַנדז (gandz, “goose”) + ־ל (-l) (compare Middle High German gensel, diminutive of gans (“goose”)).


גאַנדז

גאַנדז • (gandz) f, plural גענדז (gendz), diminutive גענדזל (gendzl)

gandz (romanization)
gendz (romanization)
gendzl (romanization)

From Old High German gans (compare German Gans), from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-.


קוראָפּאַטע

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קוראָפּאַטע • (kuropate) f

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קוראָפּאַטע • (kuropate) f, plural קוראָפּאַטעס (kuropates)

kuropate (romanization)
kuropates (romanization)

From a Slavic language; compare Polish kuropatwa, Russian куропа́тка (kuropátka).


שוואַן

שוואַן • (shvan) m, plural שוואַנען (shvanen)

shvan (romanization)
shvanen (romanization)

From Old High German swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz. Compare German Schwan. Akin to English swan and Dutch zwaan.


טויב

toyb (romanization)
טויב (predicative)
טויבער (masculine nominative)
טויב (indefinite neuter nominative)
טויבע (definite neuter nominative)
טויבס (neuter nominative postpositional)
טויבע (feminine nominative)
טויבע (nominative plural)
טויבן (accusative masculine)
טויב (accusative indefinite neuter)
טויבע (accusative definite neuter)
טויבס (accusative neuter postpositional)
טויבע (accusative feminine)
טויבע (accusative plural)
טויבן (dative masculine)
טויב (dative indefinite neuter)
טויבן (dative definite neuter)
טויבן (dative neuter postpositional)
טויבער (dative feminine)
טויבע (dative plural)

From Middle High German toup, from Old High German toub.


אינדיק

אינדיק • (indik) m, plural אינדיקעס (indikes)

indik (romanization)
indikes (romanization)

Borrowed from Polish indyk or another Slavic language.

אַ שאָד איר האָט אים נישט געזען, ווען ער האָט געגעבן. געווען אַן אינדיק — אַ קראַסאַוויעץ. געווען דער שענסטער אינדיק אויפן בלאָק.

1958, מ נודעלמאַן [m nudelman, M. Nudelman], שעפּט נחת: הומאָר פון אידישן לעבן אין אַמעריקע [shept nkhs: humor fun idishn lebn in amerike, Business Satisfaction: Humor of Jewish life in America], page 137:

It's a shame you didn't see it when it was around. It was a turkey — a beauty. It was the most beautiful turkey on the block.


פּאַווע

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פּאַווע • (pave) f

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פּאַווע • (pave) f, plural פּאַוועס (paves)

From Old High German pfāwo, from Proto-Germanic *pāwô, from Latin pāvō.


הון

הון • (hun) f, plural הינער (hiner), diminutive הינדל (hindl)

hun (romanization)
hiner (romanization)
hindl (romanization)

From Middle High German huon, from Old High German huon, from Proto-West Germanic *hōn, from Proto-Germanic *hōną.


קאַטשער

קאַטשער • (katsher) m, plural קאַטשערס (katshers)

katsher (romanization)
katshers (romanization)

From a Slavic language. Compare Polish kaczor and Czech kačer.


סאָראָקע

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סאָראָקע • (soroke) f

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סאָראָקע • (soroke) f, plural סאָראָקעס (sorokes)

soroke (romanization)
sorokes (romanization)

From Russian or Ukrainian соро́ка (soróka).


אָמלעט

אָמלעט • (omlet) m, plural אָמלעטן (omletn)

omlet (romanization)
omletn (romanization)


איי

איי • (ey) n, plural אייער (eyer), diminutive אייעלע (eyele)

ey (romanization)
eyer (romanization)
eyele (romanization)

From Middle High German ei, from Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją.

(euphemistic, in the plural) balls, testicles


הינדל

הינדל • (hindl) n, plural הינדלעך (hindlekh)

hindl (romanization)
hindlekh (romanization)


פּעליקאַן

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פּעליקאַן • (pelikan) m

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פּעליקאַן • (pelikan) m, plural פּעליקאַנען (pelikanen)

pelikan (romanization)
pelikanen (romanization)

pelican (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae)


פּינגווין

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פּינגווין • (pingvin) m

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פּינגווין • (pingvin) m, plural פּינגווינען (pingvinen)

pingvin (romanization)
pingvinen (romanization)

From Russian пингви́н (pingvín), from English penguin.


פֿאַזאַן

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פֿאַזאַן • (fazan) m

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פֿאַזאַן • (fazan) m, plural פֿאַזאַנען (fazanen)

fazan (romanization)
fazanen (romanization)

pheasant (bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food)


קאַנאַריק

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קאַנאַריק • (kanarik) m

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קאַנאַריק • (kanarik) m, plural קאַנאַריקעס (kanarikes)

kanarik (romanization)
kanarikes (romanization)

From a Slavic language; compare Polish kanarek and Slovak kanárik.


טערקלטויב

טערקלטויב • (terkltoyb) f, plural טערקלטויבן (terkltoybn)

terkltoyb (romanization)
terkltoybn (romanization)

From Middle High German turteltūbe, türteltūbe, from Old High German turtiltūba, turtultūba, from Proto-West Germanic *turtiladūbā (“turtle dove”).

inh

turtle dove (a bird in the genus w:Streptopelia)


פּיקהאָלץ

yi-noun

פּיקהאָלץ • (pikholts) m, plural פּיקהאָלצן (pikholtsn)

pikholts (romanization)
pikholtsn (romanization)


קראָ

From Middle High German krā, krāe, krawe, from Old High German krāwa, kraja, krāha, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to scream, cry, creak”). Cognate to German Krähe.


האַביכט

yi-noun

האַביכט • (habikht) m, plural האַביכטס (habikhts)

habikht (romanization)
habikhts (romanization)


גריף

grif (romanization)
grifn (romanization)


ראָב

From Middle High German rabe, from Old High German rabo, alternative form of raban, from Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz. Cognate with German Rabe.


פּאַווע־פֿאַזאַן

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פּאַווע-פֿאַזאַן

פּאַווע-פֿאַזאַן • (pave-fazan) m

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פּאַווע-פֿאַזאַן

פּאַווע-פֿאַזאַן • (pave-fazan) m, plural פּאַווע־פֿאַזאַנען (pave-fazanen)

פּאַווע -פֿאַזאַן (canonical)
pave-fazan (romanization)
pave-fazanen (romanization)

פּאַ‧ווע־פֿאַ‧זאַן


קיווי

Borrowed from English kiwi, from Maori kiwi.

kiwi (a flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand)


מעווע

meve (romanization)
meves (romanization)

Borrowed from German Möwe. The form מייוו (meyv) is inherited from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz.


טשיזשיק

טשיזשיק • (tshizhik) m, plural טשיזשיקען (tshizhiken)

tshizhik (romanization)
tshizhiken (romanization)

Spinus spinus
Spinus spinus#Translingual


כּפּרה

כּפּרה • (kapore) f, plural כּפּרות (kapores)

kapore (romanization)
kapores (romanization)

שלאָגן כּפּרות

perform the ceremony with the help of a fowl

שלאָגן כּפּרות מיט

(humorous) revile, scoff at, abuse; (familiar) abandon

זאָל דאָ׳ס זײַן די כּפּרה פֿאַר

may that suffice to redeem someone (from their deserved punishment)

זײַן די כּפּרה נאָך

to be madly in love with, to be crazy about

(in the plural) atonement ceremony performed the day before Yom Kippur


יאַיִטשניצע

יאַיִטשניצע • (yaitshnitse) f, plural יאַיִטשניצעס (yaitshnitses)

yaitshnitse (romanization)
yaitshnitses (romanization)

Borrowed from Russian яи́чница (jaíčnica). Compare Polish jajecznica, Ukrainian яє́чниця (jajéčnycja).


פּרעזשעניצע

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פּרעזשעניצע • (prezhenitse) f, plural פּרעזשעניצעס (prezhenitses)

prezhenitse (romanization)
prezhenitses (romanization)

/ˈprɛʒənɪt͡sə/

Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Slovak praženica or dialectal Polish prażenica, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *pražiti (“to fry, to roast”) + ־ניצע (-nitse).


פֿײַנקוכן

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פֿײַנקוכן • (faynkukhn) m, plural פֿײַנקוכנס (faynkukhns)

faynkukhn (romanization)
faynkukhns (romanization)

Uncertain. Possibly simply פֿײַן (fayn) + קוכן (kukhn), however Feinkuchen is not attested in German. Alternatively, an alteration of פֿאַנקוכן (fankukhn) (i.e. פֿאַן (fan) + קוכן (kukhn)); see German Pfannkuchen. Compare also Vilamovian faonküch (“scrambled eggs”).


טריפֿלעך

טריפֿן (trifn, “to drip”) + ־ל (-l) in plural. Compare English droplet.

egg drops or sometimes drops of dough cooked in broth


פֿלאַמינגאָ

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פֿלאַמינגאָ • (flamingo) m

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פֿלאַמינגאָ • (flamingo) m, plural פֿלאַמינגאָס (flamingos)

flamingo (romanization)
flamingos (romanization)

Borrowed from Portuguese flamingo. Compare German Flamingo, Russian флами́нго (flamíngo), and so on.

flamingo (wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae)


שטרויס

שטרויס • (shtroys) m, plural שטרויסן (shtroysn)

shtroys (romanization)
shtroysn (romanization)

Inherited from Middle High German strūz, strūze, from Old High German strūz, borrowed from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn). Compare German Strauß, Luxembourgish Strauss.


אײַל

From Middle High German iule, iuwel, from Old High German ūwila, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ. Compare German Eule, Dutch uil, and English owl.


בת־יענה

בת־יענה • (bas-yayne) f, plural בת־יענהס (bas-yaynes)

bas-yayne (romanization)
bas-yaynes (romanization)


נאַכטפֿויגל

נאַכטפֿויגלען

נאַכטפֿויגל • (nakhtfoygl) m, plural נאַכטפֿייגל (nakhtfeygl) or נאַכטפֿויגלען (nakhtfoyglen)

nakhtfoygl (romanization)
nakhtfeygl (romanization)
nakhtfoyglen (romanization)

/ˈnaχtˌfɔɪ̯ɡl̩/

Compound of נאַכט (nakht, “night”) + פֿויגל (foygl, “bird”)