אוניווערסאַל־קראָם

Yiddish

Alternative forms
  • ⁧אוניווערסאַלקראָם⁩ (universalkrom)

Etymology

Compare Belarusian універма́г (univjermáh), Bulgarian универса́лен магази́н (universálen magazín), Latvian universālveikals, dated Lithuanian universalinė parduotuvė, Romanian magazin universal, Russian универма́г (univermág, “acronym of универса́льный магази́н”), Ukrainian універма́г (univermáh).

Noun

⁧אוניווערסאַל־קראָם⁩ • (universal-krom) f, plural ⁧אוניווערסאַל־קראָמען⁩ (universal-kromen)

  1. department store
    Synonyms: (US) ⁧דעפּאַרטמענט סטאָר⁩ (department stor), ⁧דעפּאַרטמענט קראָם⁩ (department krom), ⁧אוניװערמאַג⁩ (univermag)

References
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “אוניװערסאַל־קראָם” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-2023 (ongoing). .
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