ביינדל

Yiddish

Etymology

ביין (beyn) +‎ ־ל (-l).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛɪ̯ndɫ̩/

Noun

ביינדל • (beyndl) n, plural ביינדלעך (beyndlekh)

  1. Diminutive of ביין (beyn)
  2. die (one of a pair of dice)
  3. fishbone
    Synonym: פֿישביינדל (fishbeyndl)
  4. guitar pick, plectrum

Derived terms

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