געלכל

Yiddish

Etymology

Likely a diminutive of געל‎ (gel), as if געל‎ (gel) +‎ ־ל‎ (-l). For the "kh", compare obsolete German gelh and dialectal gehl. Semantically, possibly influenced by or cognate to German Gelb.

Noun

געלכל • (gelkhl) n

  1. yolk (yellow of egg)
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