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Yiddish
Etymology
Borrowed from Slovak gatky, which was suffixed + -ka from gate, which has its first consonant a stop by reason of being borrowed from Polish gacie, Old Polish gace, inherited from Proto-Slavic *gaťę (“drawers”), see it for more. Alternatively, borrowed from Polish gatki.
Pronunciation
Noun
גאַטקעס • (gatkes) pl
- underpants, trousers
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