פּאַרוק

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • פּאַרוקע (paruke), פּאַריק (parik)

Etymology

Borrowed from French perruque. Alternative forms are likely borrowed from other languages, whose words ultimately are borrowed from French.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): /paˈʁʊk/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /paˈʁɪk/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /paˈʁɨk/

Noun

פּאַרוק • (paruk) m, plural פּאַרוקן (parukn)

  1. wig
    • 1967, Chaim Grade, צמח אַטלאַס [Tsemakh Atlas], page 26:
      אינמיטן וואָך טראָגט זי אַ קאָפּ־טיכל, ניט קיין פּאַרוק, אַ פּאַרוק טוט זי אָן בלויז לכבוד שבת; און די דריי בנים זיינען געראָטן אין איר סיי לויטן אויסזען סיי לויט זייער יאָגעניש נאָך עולם־הזה.
      inmitn vokh trogt zi a kop-tikhl, nit keyn paruk, a paruk tut zi on bloyz lekoved shabes; un di dray bonem zaynen gerotn in ir loytn oyszen say loyt zeyer yogenish nokh oylem-haze
      During the week she wore a headscarf, not a wig—she only wore a wig on Shabbat; and her three sons took after her, both in appearance and in their chasing after worldly pleasures.
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