שויוול

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German schūfele, schūvele, from Old High German scūvala, from Proto-Germanic *skuflō. Compare German Schaufel, English shovel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɔɪvl̩/

Noun

שויוול • (shoyvl) n, plural שויוולען (shoyvlen), diminutive שײַוועלע (shayvele)

  1. shovel, dustpan
  2. vane (in turbine)

Usage notes
  • Sense 1 is not attested in the CEYD; however the diminutive as "dustpan" is attested.

References
  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “šojvl”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 758
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “שויוול”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “vane”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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