געפֿיל
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From פֿילן (filn); compare German Gefühl.
Noun
[edit]געפֿיל • (gefil) n, plural געפֿילן (gefiln)
- feeling (sensation or emotion)
- קריגן אַ געפֿיל פֿאַר ― krign a gefil far ― get a feel for
- sensitivity
- sensation
References
[edit]- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “געפֿיל”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN