גאָבעלען

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian гобеле́н (gobelén), from the name of French manufacturer Jean Gobelin. Compare German Gobelin.

Noun

גאָבעלען • (gobelen) m, plural גאָבעלענען (gobelenen)

  1. tapestry
    Synonyms: וואַנטגעוועב (vantgeveb), באַשלאָג (bashlog)

References
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “גאָבעלען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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