פּאַטלעזשאַן

Yiddish

Alternative forms

פּאַטלאַזשאַנע (patlazhane), פּאַטלאַזשאַן (patlazhan), באַקלאַזשאַן (baklazhan), באַקלאַזאַן (baklazan)

Etymology

Ultimately from Ottoman Turkish پاتلجان (patlıcan), either directly or possibly via a Slavic language; compare Polish bakłażan, Russian баклажа́н (baklažán), Serbo-Croatian patlìdžān/патлѝџа̄н, and also non-Slavic Hungarian padlizsán.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /patɫəˈʒan/

Noun

פּאַטלעזשאַן • (patlezhan) m, plural פּאַטלעזשאַנעס (patlezhanes)

eggplant, aubergine
Synonyms: אָבערזשינע (oberzhine), מעלאַנזשען (melanzhen), אייערוווּקס (eyervuks), אייער־געוויקס (eyer-geviks), אייערפֿרוכט (eyerfrukht), בלויע פּאַטלעזשאַנע (bloye patlezhane), באָנדזשינע (bondzhine)

Derived terms

פּאַטלעזשאַן אויף פּאַרמעזאַן (patlezhan oyf parmezan)

Related terms

פּאַטלעזשאַנע (patlezhane), באַטאַלזשאַן (batalzhan, “(dialectal) tomato”)

References

Uriel Weinreich (1977) “eggplant”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 101
Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “patlažán”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 662
Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּאַטלעזשאַן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .

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