קיניגל

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• קוניקל (kunikl)

Etymology

By surface analysis, קיניג (kinig) +‎ ־ל (-l). Either directly inherited from Middle High German küniklīn, küniglin, from a folk etymological interpretation of Old French connil (albeit later rebracketed to be considered as suffixed by ־ל (-l), hence the neuter gender and the ־עך (-ekh) plural form); or a calque of Polish królik, itself a calque of the Middle High German term. Related to German Karnickel. Compare also German Kaninchen, also with a diminutive suffix.

Noun

קיניגל • (kinigl) n, plural קיניגלעך (kiniglekh)

1. rabbit (mammal)

   Synonyms: קראָליק (krolik), קרוליק (krulik)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “קיניגל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קיניגל”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN