קאָוואַדלע
Yiddish
.אַ קאָוואַדלע
Etymology
From a Slavic language, probably Ukrainian кова́дло (kovádlo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔˈvadlə/
- Hyphenation: קאָ‧וואַד‧לע
Noun
קאָוואַדלע • (kovadle) f, plural קאָוואַדלעס (kovadles)
- anvil (block used in blacksmithing)
Synonyms
- אַמבאָס (ambos)
Derived terms
- צווישן האַמער און קאָוואַדלע (tsvishn hamer un kovadle)
Related terms
- קאָוועל (kovel)
- קאָווען (koven)
References
- Paul Abelson (1915), “anvil”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press
- Uriel Weinreich (1977), “anvil”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 15
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008), “kovadle”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 464