"ייִנגל" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjɪŋɡɫ̩/ Forms: yingl [romanization], yinglekh [romanization]
Etymology: יונג (yung, “young”) + ־ל (-l, diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|yi|יונג|־ל|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=young}} יונג (yung, “young”) + ־ל (-l, diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=n|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} ייִנגל • (yingl) m or n, {{yi-noun|g=mn|pl=ייִנגלעך}} ייִנגל • (yingl) m or n, plural ייִנגלעך (yinglekh)
  1. little boy
    Sense id: en-ייִנגל-yi-noun-Gpju4wVG Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms suffixed with ־ל, Yiddish terms with redundant script codes, Male people Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms suffixed with ־ל: 88 12 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant script codes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Male people: 74 26
  2. (derogatory) overly naive or ignorant man Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-ייִנגל-yi-noun-AoZKO-8m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ייִנגלווײַז (yinglvayz)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "yinglvayz",
      "word": "ייִנגלווײַז"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "יונג",
        "3": "־ל",
        "pos2": "diminutive suffix",
        "t1": "young"
      },
      "expansion": "יונג (yung, “young”) + ־ל (-l, diminutive suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "יונג (yung, “young”) + ־ל (-l, diminutive suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yingl",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yinglekh",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "n",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ייִנגל • (yingl) m or n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "mn",
        "pl": "ייִנגלעך"
      },
      "expansion": "ייִנגל • (yingl) m or n, plural ייִנגלעך (yinglekh)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "73 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish terms suffixed with ־ל",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "92 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yi",
          "name": "Male people",
          "orig": "yi:Male people",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "little boy"
      ],
      "id": "en-ייִנגל-yi-noun-Gpju4wVG",
      "links": [
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "overly naive or ignorant man"
      ],
      "id": "en-ייִנגל-yi-noun-AoZKO-8m",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "naive",
          "naive"
        ],
        [
          "ignorant",
          "ignorant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) overly naive or ignorant man"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjɪŋɡɫ̩/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ייִנגל"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yiddish lemmas",
    "Yiddish masculine nouns",
    "Yiddish neuter nouns",
    "Yiddish nouns",
    "Yiddish nouns with multiple genders",
    "Yiddish terms suffixed with ־ל",
    "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
    "yi:Male people"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "yinglvayz",
      "word": "ייִנגלווײַז"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "יונג",
        "3": "־ל",
        "pos2": "diminutive suffix",
        "t1": "young"
      },
      "expansion": "יונג (yung, “young”) + ־ל (-l, diminutive suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "יונג (yung, “young”) + ־ל (-l, diminutive suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yingl",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yinglekh",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "n",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ייִנגל • (yingl) m or n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "mn",
        "pl": "ייִנגלעך"
      },
      "expansion": "ייִנגל • (yingl) m or n, plural ייִנגלעך (yinglekh)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "little boy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yiddish derogatory terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "overly naive or ignorant man"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "naive",
          "naive"
        ],
        [
          "ignorant",
          "ignorant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) overly naive or ignorant man"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjɪŋɡɫ̩/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ייִנגל"
}

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