טינטפֿיש

Yiddish

Etymology

From טינט (tint) +‎ פֿיש (fish). Compare German Tintenfisch.

Noun

טינטפֿיש • (tintfish) m, plural טינטפֿיש (tintfish)

  1. squid (sea animal)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “טינטפֿיש” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “טינטפֿיש”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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