שפּילעכל
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Alteration of שפּילכל (shpilkhl), from שפּיל (shpil) + ־ל (-l).
Noun
[edit]שפּילעכל • (shpilekhl) n, plural שפּילעכלעך (shpilekhlekh)
- Alternative form of שפּילכל (shpilkhl): toy, plaything
- (idiomatic) walk in the park
- ס׳אַ שפּילעכל! ― s'a shpilekhl! ― It's a walk in the park!
References
[edit]- Justus van de Kamp et al., “שפּילעכל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “It’s a walk in the park!”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN