קליענטעלטשיק
Yiddish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- קליענטעלשיק (klyentelshik)
Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, קליענטעל (klyentel, “clientele”) + ־טשיק (-tshik). However, some say that it may come instead from Portuguese cliente.
Noun
[edit]קליענטעלטשיק • (klyenteltshik) m, plural קליענטעלטשיקעס (klyenteltshikes)
- (Brazil) a peddler; a door to door seller[1][2]
- Synonyms: קאָנטעניק (kontenik), פּעדלער (pedler), (Argentina, Uruguay) קווענטעניק (kventenik), שעמערניק (shemernik), דאָרפֿסגייער (dorfsgeyer), (South Africa) טרײַער (trayer), (Romania) איזירער (izirer), הויזירער (hoyzirer), קאַראַבעלניק (karabelnik), סעמערניק (semernik), טענדלער (tendler), (Argentina, Colombia, possibly Curaçao) קלאַפּער (klaper), גייער (geyer)
Usage notes
[edit]- Brazilian sources usually use the word transliterated as "klienteltshik" or "klientelshik", with an "i" rather than a "y".
References
[edit]- ^ Vídeo institucional do Instituto Cultural Judaico Marc Chagall (05/2022)
- ^ Nancy Rozenchan (2015) Yidishe parshoinen un brazilianishe penimer[1] (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: USP
Further reading
[edit]- Justus van de Kamp et al., “קליענטעלטשיק” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [2].