קליינגעלט

Yiddish

Etymology

קליין (kleyn, “small”) +‎ געלט (gelt, “money”)

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈklɛɪ̯nɡɛlt/
  • (Northeastern) IPA(key): /ˈkleɪ̯nɡɛlt/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /ˈklaɪ̯nɡɛlt/

Noun

קליינגעלט • (kleyngelt) n

  1. change (a small amount of money)
    Synonym: מינץ (mints)
    • 1967, Chaim Grade, צמח אַטלאַס [Tsemakh Atlas], page 33:
      שלעפּט וואָלאָדיע אַרויס פון קעשענע אַ הויפן קליינגעלט, טרייסלט עס אין דער דלאָניע און נעמט אונטערוואַרפן אין דער הויך.
      shlept volodye aroys fun keshene a hoyfn kleyngelt, treyslt es in der dlonye un nemt untervarfn in der hoykh.
      Volodya took a handful of change out of his pocket, shook it in his palm, and threw it up into the air.

References

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