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Yiddish
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Russian хала́т (xalát), from Turkic, ultimately from Arabic خِلْعَة (ḵilʕa, “robe of honor”).
Noun
כאַלאַט • (khalat) m, plural כאַלאַטן (khalatn)
- loose robe, housecoat
- smock
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “כאַלאַט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “כאַלאַט”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN