פּאַטשולי

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from English patchouli or French patchouli. Compare German (Indisches) Patschuli, Russian пачу́ли (pačúli), Ukrainian пачу́лі (pačúli).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paˈt͡ʃʊʎɪ/

Noun

פּאַטשולי • (patshuli) pl

  1. patchouli (any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil)

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