נאַנקע

Yiddish

Etymology 1

Perhaps borrowed from a variant of Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian ня́нька (njánʹka).

Noun

נאַנקע • (nanke) f, plural נאַנקעס (nankes)

  1. nanny
    Synonyms: באָנע (bone), ניאַניע (nyanye), ניאַנטשען (nyantshen)

Etymology 2

From an older reading of Chinese 南京 (nánjīng, “Nanking”), suffixed with ־קע (-ke). Doublet of נאַנקינג (nanking).

Noun

נאַנקע • (nanke) f

  1. nankeen (fabric)

References

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