פֿאָלק
Yiddish
Etymology
From Old High German folc, from Proto-Germanic *fulką, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-go-. Compare German Volk. Akin to English folk and Dutch volk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fɔɫk]
Noun
פֿאָלק • (folk) n, plural פֿעלקער (felker)
- people, folk
Derived terms
- פֿאָלקס (folks)
- פֿאָלקשפּראַך (folkshprakh)
- פּאָרפֿאָלק (porfolk, “married couple”)