ראַק
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Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian рак (rak) and Polish rak, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *ràkъ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ראַק • (rak) m, plural ראַקעס (rakes) or ראַקן (rakn), diminutive ראַקל (rakl)
- (countable) crawfish, crayfish
- (countable) lobster
- (countable) crab
- Synonym: קראַב (krab)
- (uncountable, astronomy, astrology) Cancer
- Synonym: מזל־סרטן (mazl-sartn)
- (countable, pathology) cancer
- Synonym: קאַנצער (kantser)
Usage notes
[edit]- The disease cancer takes the plural ראַקן (rakn), while the shellfish take the plural ראַקעס (rakes).
Derived terms
[edit]- ים־ראַק (yam-rak, “lobster”, literally “sea-crayfish”)
- ראַק־פּרוש (rakporesh, “hermit crab”)
- ראַקגעשוועל (rakgeshvel, “cancer tumour”, literally “cancer swelling”)
- ראַקטומאָר (raktumor)
- ראַקיק (rakik, adjective)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “rak”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “ראַק”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “ראַק” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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- Yiddish terms borrowed from Belarusian
- Yiddish terms borrowed from Russian
- Yiddish terms borrowed from Ukrainian
- Yiddish terms derived from Belarusian
- Yiddish terms derived from Russian
- Yiddish terms derived from Ukrainian
- Yiddish terms borrowed from Polish
- Yiddish terms derived from Polish
- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Yiddish terms with homophones
- Yiddish lemmas
- Yiddish nouns
- Yiddish masculine nouns
- Yiddish countable nouns
- Yiddish uncountable nouns
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