ים־מיידל

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From ים (yam, sea)מיידל (meydl, girl), possibly a calque of Russian морска́я де́ва (morskája déva), Ukrainian морська́ па́нна (morsʹká pánna), and/or German Meerjungfrau.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjamˌmɛɪ̯dɫ̩/

Noun

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ים־מיידל (yam-meydln, plural ים־מיידלעך (yam-meydlekh)

  1. mermaid