קרים

Yiddish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krɪm/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Crimean Tatar Qırım, via Russian Крым (Krym), Ukrainian Крим (Krym).

Proper noun

קרים • (krim) m

  1. Crimea (a geographic region and peninsula in Eastern Europe, jutting out into the Black Sea; de facto occupied and annexed in 2014 as a republic of Russia, but internationally recognized as an autonomous republic of Ukraine :)
Derived terms
  • קרים־טאָטער (krim-toter), קרים־טאָטערקע (krim-toterke, “Crimean Tatar”)

Etymology 2

Alteration of קרום (krum); see also German krumm.

Noun

קרים • (krim) m, plural קרימען (krimen)

  1. slant
    Synonyms: אָנבייג (onbeyg), אָננייג (onneyg), אוקאָס (ukos), שיפּוע (shipue)
  2. twist
    Synonyms: דריי (drey), בייג (beyg)
Derived terms
  • אין דער קרים (in der krim, “aslant; obliquely”)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “קרים” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “Crimea”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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