פּאָרל
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]פּאָר (por, “couple”) + ־ל (-l).
Noun
[edit]פּאָרל • (porl) n, plural פּאָרלעך (porlekh)
- young couple
- זײַן אַ פּאָרל מיט ― zayn a porl mit ― to go steady with (literally, “to be a young couple with”)
References
[edit]- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פּאָרל”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּאָרל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].