קאַראַוּל
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Yiddish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- קאַראַול (karaul)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Russian, Ukrainian карау́л (karaúl). Ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠯ (qaraɣul).
Noun[edit]
קאַראַוּל • (karaúl) m, plural קאַראַוּלן (karaúln)
- guardhouse, guard squad
Interjection[edit]
קאַראַוּל • (karaul)
- help!
Derived terms[edit]
- שרײַען קאַראַוּל (shrayen karaul, “to call for help”)
References[edit]
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “karaúl”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 433
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “קאַראַוּל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].