קאַוויאָר

Yiddish

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Russian ковёр (kovjór), spelt phonetically. Compare דאַלוי (daloy) from Russian долой (doloj).

Noun

קאַוויאָר • (kavyor) m, plural קאַוויאָרן (kavyorn)

  1. tapis

References

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