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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German schūfele, schūvele, from Old High German scūvala, from Proto-Germanic *skuflō. Compare German Schaufel, English shovel.
Pronunciation
Noun
שויוול • (shoyvl) n, plural שויוולען (shoyvlen), diminutive שײַוועלע (shayvele)
- shovel, dustpan
- vane (in turbine)
Usage notes
- Sense 1 is not attested in the CEYD; however the diminutive as "dustpan" is attested.
References
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “šojvl”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 758
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “שויוול”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “vane”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN