מאַסלינקע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • מאַסליאַנקע (maslyanke), מאַשלינקע (mashlinke)

Etymology

Compare Belarusian маслёнка (masljónka), Polish maślanka, Ukrainian масля́нка (masljánka). Alteration in syllable stress and second vowel possibly due to Russian ма́сляный (másljanyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmasʎɪnkə/

Noun

מאַסלינקע • (maslinke) f

  1. buttermilk
    Synonym: פּוטערמילך (putermilkh)

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “buttermilk”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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