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Yiddish
Etymology
Most likely from Middle High German apfel, from Old High German apful, from Proto-West Germanic *applu, from Proto-Germanic *aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Doublet of עפּל (epl). Compare semantically German Augapfel, Dutch oogappel, Old English ēagæppel.
Pronunciation
Noun
אַפּל • (apl) m, plural אַפּלען (aplen)
- (anatomy) eyeball
- Synonyms: פּופּילע (pupile), שוואַרצאַפּל (shvartsapl), אויגנשוואַרצל (oygnshvartsl), אויגעפּל (oygepl), אויגנאַפּל (oygnapl), אויגאַפּל (oygapl), שוואַרצל (shvartsl), אויגן־קוגל (oygn-kugl), קליין מענטשעלע (kleyn mentshele), קליין־מענטשעלע (kleyn-mentshele)
- (anatomy) pupil
- Synonyms: פּופּילע (pupile), שוואַרצאַפּל (shvartsapl), אויגנשוואַרצל (oygnshvartsl), אויגנאַפּל (oygnapl), אויגאַפּל (oygapl), שוואַרצל (shvartsl), קליין מענטשעלע (kleyn mentshele), קליין־מענטשעלע (kleyn-mentshele)
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