מילגרוים
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Latin mālogrānātum, apparently via Middle High German malgram.[1] Compare Middle High German cognates malgran, malagranât, margram.[2] Compare also Italian melograno (tree), melagrana (fruit).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]מילגרוים • (milgroym) m, plural מילגרוימען (milgroymen)
Derived terms
[edit]- מילגרוימבוים (milgroymboym)
- ער האָט מער סודות וויפֿל אַ מילגרוים האָט קערנדלעך (er hot mer soydes vifl a milgroym hot kerndlekh, “he has more secrets than a pomegranate has seeds”)[3]
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “mílgrojm”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 540
- ^ Aslanov, C. (2013). The Romance Component in Yiddish: A Reassessment. Journal of Jewish Languages, 1(2), 261-273. https://doi.org/10.1163/22134638-12340014
- ^ Justus van de Kamp et al., “מילגרױם” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].