קאָוואַדלע

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Yiddish

.אַ קאָוואַדלע

Etymology

From a Slavic language, probably Ukrainian кова́дло (kovádlo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔˈvadlə/
  • Hyphenation: קאָ‧וואַד‧לע

Noun

קאָוואַדלע • (kovadle) f, plural קאָוואַדלעס (kovadles)

  1. anvil (block used in blacksmithing)

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References

  • Paul Abelson (1915) “anvil”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press
  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “anvil”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 15
  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “kovadle”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 464
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