פֿויגל

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German fogal (compare German Vogel), from Proto-West Germanic *fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (YIVO, Poylish) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɪ̯ɡl̩/
  • (Some Southern dialects, New York Chassidish) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ̯ɡl̩/
  • (Litvish) IPA(key): /ˈfeɪ̯ɡl̩/

Noun[edit]

פֿויגל (foyglm, plural פֿייגל (feygl) or פֿויגלען (foyglen), diminutive פֿייגעלע (feygele)

  1. bird