אינדיק

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Yiddish

FWOTD – 28 November 2013
אַן אינדיק (an indik)

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish indyk or another Slavic language.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. turkey (bird or its meat)
    • 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:
      אַ שאָד איר האָט אים נישט געזען, ווען ער האָט געגעבן. געווען אַן אינדיק — אַ קראַסאַוויעץ. געווען דער שענסטער אינדיק אויפן בלאָק.
      a shod ir hot im nisht gezen, ven er hot gegebn. geven an indik — a krasavyets. geven der shenster indik oyfn blok.
      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.
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