פֿאַטשיילע

Yiddish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *faciolum, from Latin facies (“face”). Compare Italian fazzolo, fazzuolo, fazzoletto, Romansch fazielet, fazalet, Venetan fasołeto, Istriot fassulito, Sicilian fazzulettu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈt͡ʃɛɪ̯lə/

Noun

פֿאַטשיילע • (fatsheyle) f, plural פֿאַטשיילעס (fatsheyles), diminutive פֿאַטשיילקע (fatsheylke)

  1. kerchief
    אָנטאָן אַ פֿאַטשיילע אויפֿן קאָפּ ― onton a fatsheyle oyfn kop ― to put on a headscarf
    אַרײַנקריכן אין יענעמס פֿאַטשיילע ― araynkrikhn in yenems fatsheyle ― sticking one's nose into someone's (financial) affairs; to rob someone (literally, “to get into someone's kerchief”)

Derived terms

  • נאָז־פֿאַטשיילע (noz-fatsheyle), קעשענע־פֿאַטשיילע (keshene-fatsheyle, “handkerchief”)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿאַטשײלע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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