שטעקל

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Yiddish

Etymology

שטעקן (shtekn) +‎ ־ל (-l). Compare German Steckerl.

Noun

שטעקל (shtekln, plural שטעקלעך (shteklekh)

  1. stick
    Synonyms: שטעקן (shtekn), דראָנג (drong), דרענגל (drengl)
  2. walking stick
    Synonyms: שטעקן (shtekn), שפּאַציר־שטעקן (shpatsir-shtekn), וואַנדער־שטעקן (vander-shtekn)
  3. wand
    Synonym: שטעקעלע (shtekele)

Derived terms

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “שטעקל”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press