מיקראָכוואַלניק

Yiddish

Etymology

מיקראָכוואַליע (mikrokhvalye) +‎ ־ניק (-nik). Compare similar formations in Belarusian мікрахва́леўка (mikraxváljeŭka), Polish mikrofalówka, Russian микроволно́вка (mikrovolnóvka), Ukrainian мікрохвильо́вка (mikroxvylʹóvka).

Noun

מיקראָכוואַלניק • (mikrokhvalnik) m, plural מיקראָכוואַלניקעס (mikrokhvalnikes)

  1. (neologism) microwave oven
    Synonym: גיכאויוון (gikhoyvn)

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