בעל־חי

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew בעל חיים.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baɫˈχaɪ̯/

Noun

בעל־חי • (balkhay) m, plural בעל־חיים (bale-khayem / bale-khaim)

  1. animal
    Synonym: חיה (khaye)
  2. being (creature)

Derived terms

References

  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “balxáj”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 130
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “בעל־חי” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “בעל־חי”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “animal, n.”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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