דריידל

Yiddish

FWOTD – 18 December 2020

Etymology

From דרייען (dreyen, “turn, spin”) +‎ ־ל (-l, “diminutive”).

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO) IPA(key): /ˈdʁɛɪ̯.dɫ̩/

Noun

דריידל • (dreydl) n, plural דריידלעך (dreydlekh)

  1. spinning top
  2. (specifically) Hanukkah dreidel
    • 1912, Mordkhe Rivesman, “Oy Khanike [Oh Chanukah]”:
      אַלע נאַכט אין דריידלעך שפילן מיר / זודיק־הייסע לאַטקעס, עסט אָן אַ שיעור
      ale nakht in dreydlekh shpiln mir / zudik-heyse latkes, est on a shir
      Every night with dreidels we will play / Boiling hot latkes, eat them endlessly.

Descendants

  • → Dutch: dreidel
  • → English: dreidel

Further reading

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