ים־מיידל
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ים (yam, “sea”) + מיידל (meydl, “girl”), possibly a calque of Russian морска́я де́ва (morskája déva), Ukrainian морська́ па́нна (morsʹká pánna), and/or German Meerjungfrau.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ים־מיידל • (yam-meydl) n, plural ים־מיידלעך (yam-meydlekh)
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