קעלן

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Colōnia (Agrippīna) (“(Agrippine) Colony”), which see German Köln.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛɫn̩/

Proper noun

קעלן • (keln) n

  1. Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)
adjectives
  • קעלניש (kelnish)
nouns

References

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