געפֿיל

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From פֿילן (filn); compare German Gefühl.

Noun[edit]

געפֿיל • (gefil) n, plural געפֿילן (gefiln)

  1. feeling (sensation or emotion)
    קריגן אַ געפֿיל פֿאַר ― krign a gefil far ― get a feel for
  2. sensitivity
  3. sensation

References[edit]

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “געפֿיל”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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