ים־מיידל
Yiddish
Etymology
From ים (yam, “sea”) + מיידל (meydl, “girl”), possibly a calque of Russian морска́я де́ва (morskája déva), Ukrainian морська́ па́нна (morsʹká pánna), and/or German Meerjungfrau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjamˌmɛɪ̯dɫ̩/
Noun
ים־מיידל • (yam-meydl) n, plural ים־מיידלעך (yam-meydlekh)
- mermaid