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Yiddish
Etymology 1
כאַפּן (khapn, “to grab”) + ־ערײַ (-eray).
Noun
כאַפּערײַ • (khaperay) n, plural כאַפּערײַען (khaperayen)
- grabbing
Etymology 2
כאַפּן (khapn, “to hasten”) + ־ערײַ (-eray).
Noun
כאַפּערײַ • (khaperay) f
- haste, hurry
References
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “כאַפּערײַ”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN