קוזינקע
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Polish kuzynka. By surface analysis, קוזין (kuzin) + ־קע (-ke).
Noun
[edit]קוזינקע • (kuzinke) f, plural קוזינקעס (kuzinkes)
- female equivalent of קוזין (kuzin): a female cousin
- (Khurbn) a woman bartering sex for food and privileges
References
[edit]- Justus van de Kamp et al., “קוזינקע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Pollin-Galay, H. (2024). Occupied Words: What the Holocaust did to Yiddish, pp.147-151, 239. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN: 978-1512825909