קאָנטראָלירן

Yiddish

Etymology

קאָנטראָל (kontrol) + ־ירן (-irn). Compare German kontrollieren, Russian контроли́ровать (kontrolírovatʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔntrɔˈʎɪrn̩/

Verb

קאָנטראָלירן (kontrolirn) (past participle קאָנטראָלירט (kontrolirt))

  1. to control (have power)
  2. to control (check)
    Synonym: רעגולירן (regulirn)
  3. to check
    Synonyms: באַקוקן (bakukn), איבערקוקן (iberkukn), איבערזען (iberzen)
  4. to monitor
    Synonym: נאָכשפּירן (nokhshpirn)
  5. to verify
    Synonyms: דורכקאָנטראָלירן (durkhkontrolirn), וועריפֿיצירן (verifitsirn), באַגלייביקן (bagleybikn)
  6. to check up on
    Synonym: נאָכקוקן (nokhkukn)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • איבערקאָנטראָלירן (iberkontrolirn, to cross check; to double check)
  • קאָנטראָליר (kontrolir, controller, comptroller)

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “קאָנטראָלירן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press
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