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Yiddish
Etymology
Compare Belarusian універма́г (univjermáh), Bulgarian универса́лен магази́н (universálen magazín), Latvian universālveikals, dated Lithuanian universalinė parduotuvė, Romanian magazin universal, Russian универма́г (univermág, “acronym of универса́льный магази́н”), Ukrainian універма́г (univermáh).
Noun
אוניווערסאַל־קראָם • (universal-krom) f, plural אוניווערסאַל־קראָמען (universal-kromen)
- department store
- Synonyms: (US) דעפּאַרטמענט סטאָר (department stor), דעפּאַרטמענט קראָם (department krom), אוניװערמאַג (univermag)
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “אוניװערסאַל־קראָם” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .