קערנדל

Yiddish

Noun

קערנדל • (kerndl) n, plural קערנדלעך (kerndlekh)

  1. diminutive of קערן (kern): kernel
  2. grain (single seed of grass food crops)
    Synonyms: גרײַפּל (graypl), קערל (kerl)

Derived terms

  • קערנדל אמת (kerndl emes, “(US) grain of truth”)
  • קערנדל זאַמד (kerndl zamd, “grain of sand”)

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “grain”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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