האָקישטעקן

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• האָקיישטעקן (hokeyshtekn), האָקישטאָק (hokishtok), האָקיישטאָק (hokeyshtok)

Etymology

האָקי (hoki) +‎ שטעקן (shtekn).

Noun

האָקישטעקן • (hokishtekn) m, plural האָקישטעקנס (hokishtekns)

1. hockey stick (both for ice hockey and field hockey)

References

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