אַפּל

Yiddish

Etymology

Most likely from Middle High German apfel, from Old High German apful, from Proto-West Germanic *applu, from Proto-Germanic *aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Doublet of עפּל (epl). Compare semantically German Augapfel, Dutch oogappel, Old English ēagæppel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈapɫ̩/

Noun

אַפּל • (apl) m, plural אַפּלען (aplen)

1. (anatomy) eyeball

   Synonyms: פּופּילע (pupile), שוואַרצאַפּל (shvartsapl), אויגנשוואַרצל (oygnshvartsl), אויגעפּל (oygepl), אויגנאַפּל (oygnapl), אויגאַפּל (oygapl), שוואַרצל (shvartsl), אויגן־קוגל (oygn-kugl), קליין מענטשעלע (kleyn mentshele), קליין־מענטשעלע (kleyn-mentshele)

2. (anatomy) pupil

   Synonyms: פּופּילע (pupile), שוואַרצאַפּל (shvartsapl), אויגנשוואַרצל (oygnshvartsl), אויגנאַפּל (oygnapl), אויגאַפּל (oygapl), שוואַרצל (shvartsl), קליין מענטשעלע (kleyn mentshele), קליין־מענטשעלע (kleyn-mentshele)

Derived terms

• אַפּל פֿון אויג (apl fun oyg, “apple of someone's eye”)

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “apl”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 83
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “אַפּל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].