טומלען
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German tumeln, from tumen (“turn, rotate”) + -eln (“frequentative suffix”). Cognate with German tummeln. Compare English tumble.
Verb[edit]
טומלען • (tumlen) (past participle געטומלט (getumlt))
- to clamor
- (imperfective) to clatter
- Synonyms: בראַזגען (brazgen), טראַסקען (trasken), קאַלעקאָטשען זיך (kalekotshen zikh), קלאַפּערן (klapern)
- to romp
- Synonym: קאָמאַנדעווען (komandeven)
- to make a racket
Noun[edit]
טומלען • (tumlen) m pl
References[edit]
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “romp”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN