דאַמקע

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Yiddish

דאַמקע

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian да́мка (dámka, the king in checkers/draughts), from да́ма (dáma) +‎ -ка (-ka), ultimately from French jeu de dames. Likely semantically influenced by German Dame.

Noun

דאַמקע (damkef

  1. draughts, checkers (game for two players)

Descendants

Hebrew: דַּמְקָה