קערל

Yiddish

Etymology

קערן (kern) +‎ ־ל (-l), unusually removing the final consonant of the base word.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛrɫ̩/

Noun

קערל • (kerl) n, plural קערלעך (kerlekh)

  1. Diminutive of קערן (kern)
  2. grain (single seed of grass food crops)
    Synonyms: גרײַפּל (graypl), קערנדל (kerndl)
  3. pit (seed or stone of fruit)

Derived terms
  • אַרויסנעמען דאָס קערל (aroysnemen dos kerl, “to pit, to take out the pit”)
  • ענעס־קערל (enes-kerl, “aniseed”)
  • גליאַנדער־קערל (glyander-kerl, “coriander seed”)
  • קמיניק־קערל (kminik-kerl, “cumin seed”)
  • טשיִאַ־קערל (tshia-kerl, “chia seed”)
  • סאָסנע־קערל (sosne-kerl, “pine nut”)
  • זענעפֿט־קערל (zeneft-kerl, “mustard seed”)

References
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “grain”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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