קילקייט

Yiddish

Etymology

קיל (kil) +‎ ־קייט (-keyt). Compare Danish kølighed, Dutch koelheid, obsolete German Kühlheit, and so on.

Pronunciation

  • (Northeastern, Poylish) IPA(key): /ˈkɪɫkaɪt/, /ˈkiːɫkaɪt/
  • (Ukraynish) IPA(key): /ˈkɪɫkeɪt/, /ˈkiːɫkeɪt/

Noun

קילקייט • (kilkeyt) f

  1. coolness
  2. reserve, detachment

References

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