שויוול

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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 (shoyvln, plural שויוולען (shoyvlen), diminutive שײַוועלע (shayvele)

  1. shovel, dustpan
  2. 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