קרײַדל

Yiddish

Etymology

קרײַד (krayd) +‎ ־ל (-l).

Noun

קרײַדל • (kraydl) n, plural קרײַדלעך (kraydlekh)

1. diminutive of קרײַד (krayd): piece or stick of chalk
2. (art) crayon

Derived terms

• קרײַדל־קעסטל (kraydl-kestl, “crayon box”)
• פּאַסטעל־קרײַדל (pastel-kraydl, “pastel crayon”)

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “crayon”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN