פֿאַרפֿל

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • (Poylish) פֿערפֿל (ferfl), (chiefly Eastern Hungary, Vienna, Bratislava, pockets throughout Germany, Czechia, Alsace) פֿאַרוול (farvl), פֿערוול (fervl), פֿערווערל (ferverl)[1]

Etymology

From Middle High German varveln.

Noun

פֿאַרפֿל • (farfl) n, diminutive פֿאַרפֿעלע (farfele)

  1. farfel

Derived terms

  • מצה־פֿאַרפֿל (matse-farfl)

Descendants

  • → English: farfel

References

  1. ^ The Language and Culture Atlas of Ashkenazic Jewry: The Eastern Yiddish - Western Yiddish Continuum, Volume III, Niemeyer, 2010, p.98-99

Further reading

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