שנקל
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of שְׁנֵי (sh'néi, “two”) + שֶׁקֶל (shékel, “sheqel”). The word was invented during a radio game on the Israeli Galei Tzahal station in December 2007, when the two-new-sheqel piece was first introduced.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʃnɛkɛl/
Noun
[edit]שְׁנֵקֶל • (sh'nékel) m (plural indefinite שְׁנֵקֶלִים, no construct forms)
- (colloquial) A coin of two new sheqels.