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Yiddish
Etymology
גלאָז (gloz) + ־ל (-l) with umlaut. Compare Bavarian Glaserl, German Gläschen.
Noun
גלעזל • (glezl) n, plural גלעזלעך (glezlekh)
- diminutive of גלאָז (gloz): small glass
- פֿון פֿלעשל אין גלעזל ― fun fleshl in glezl ― very quickly, in no time (literally, “from bottle to small glass”)
- cup
- Synonyms: טעפּל (tepl), טעפּעלע (tepele), שעלעכל (shelekhl)
- אַ גלעזל טיי ― a glezl tey ― a cup of tea
- lens (of glasses); eyeglass
Derived terms
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “גלעזל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “cup, n.”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN