קוילעטש
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Yiddish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *kolačь. Compare Polish kołacz, Belarusian, Russian кала́ч (kaláč), Ukrainian кола́ч (koláč).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]קוילעטש • (koyletsh) m, plural קוילעטשן (koyletshn) or קוילעטשעס (koyletshes), diminutive קיילעטשל (keyletshl)
- kalach (braided/twisted loaf of white bread for Sabbath and other holidays)
Derived terms
[edit]- אַז דער מענטש האָט ברויט, וויל ער קוילעטש (az der mentsh hot broyt, vil er koyletsh, “the more you have, the more you want”)
- בעסער בײַם טאַטן ברויט, איידער בײַ זיך קוילעטש (beser baym tatn broyt, eyder bay zikh koyletsh, “father's bread is better than one's own kalach”)
- דער ערשטער קוילעטש קומט אַרויס נישט רעגאָטן (der ershter koyletsh kumt aroys nisht regotn, “the first kalach never comes out perfect”)
- געפֿרישטער קוילעטש (gefrishter koyletsh, “French toast”)
References
[edit]- Uriel Weinreich (1977) “קוילעטש”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 367
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “kojleč”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 74
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “קױלעטש” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].