צעלניק

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Most likely Romanian țelină +‎ ־ניק (-nik).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛʎnɪk/, /ˈt͡sɛɫnɪk/

Noun[edit]

צעלניק (tselnikm

  1. celery
    Synonym: סעלעריע (selerye)
  2. (sewing) notion

References[edit]

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