יאַשטשערקע
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *aščerъka.
Compare Ukrainian я́щірка (jáščirka), Belarusian я́шчарка (jáščarka), Russian я́щерка (jáščerka) and Polish jaszczurka.
Noun
[edit]יאַשטשערקע • (yashtsherke) f, plural יאַשטשערקעס (yashtsherkes)