קניה

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Proper noun

קֶנְיָה (kenyaf

  1. Kenya (a country in East Africa)
Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

קְנִיָּה (kniyáf

  1. defective spelling of קנייה.

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew קניה.

Noun

קניה (kniyef, plural קניות (kniyes)

  1. a purchase

References

  • Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 155