אַנטראָפּאָלאָגיע

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin anthropologia, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, man, mankind, human, humanity) + -λογία (-logía), most likely via either Russian антрополо́гия (antropológija) or German Anthropologie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /antrɔpɔˈlɔɡjə/
  • Hyphenation: אַנט‧ראָ‧פּאָ‧לאָ‧גיע

Noun

אַנטראָפּאָלאָגיע • (antropologyef (uncountable)

  1. anthropology

Derived terms

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915) “anthropology”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press