טײַטל

Yiddish

Etymology

From טײַטלען (taytlen), ultimately from Zarphatic Old French daitel or Old French datele.

Noun

טײַטל • (taytl) n, plural טײַטלעך (taytlekh)

1. marker, bookmark

References

• Aslanov, C. (2013). The Romance Component in Yiddish: A Reassessment in Journal of Jewish Languages 1(2), 261-273. Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/22134638-12340014.