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Yiddish
Etymology
Deverbal from אָנלויפֿן (onloyfn, “to flock, to crowd”).
Noun
אָנגעלאַף • (ongelaf) m or n, plural אָנגעלאַפֿן (ongelafn)
- crowd, mob
- Synonyms: המון (hamoyn), אויפֿגעלאַף (oyfgelaf)
References
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “אָנגעלאַף”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “אָנגעלאַף” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .