ערדוואָלף

Yiddish

Etymology

From ערד (erd, “earth”) +‎ וואָלף (volf, “wolf”), calque of Afrikaans erdwolf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛʁdˌvɔɫf]
  • Hyphenation: ערד‧וואָלף

Noun

ערדוואָלף • (erdvolf) m, plural ערדוועלף (erdvelf)

  1. aardwolf (Proteles cristatus)

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915) “aardwolf”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press
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