יאַשטשערקע

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *aščerъka.

Compare Ukrainian я́щірка (jáščirka), Belarusian я́шчарка (jáščarka), Russian я́щерка (jáščerka) and Polish jaszczurka.

Noun

⁧יאַשטשערקע⁩ • (yashtsherke) f, plural ⁧יאַשטשערקעס⁩ (yashtsherkes)

  1. lizard
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