קאָנטראָלירן

Yiddish

Etymology

קאָנטראָל‎ (kontrol) +‎ ־ירן‎ (-irn). Compare German kontrollieren, Russian контроли́ровать (kontrolírovatʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔntrɔˈʎɪrn̩/

Verb

קאָנטראָלירן • (kontrolirn) (past participle קאָנטראָלירט‎ (kontrolirt))

  1. to control (have power)
  2. to control (check)
    Synonym: רעגולירן‎ (regulirn)
  3. to check
    Synonyms: באַקוקן‎ (bakukn), איבערקוקן‎ (iberkukn), איבערזען‎ (iberzen)
  4. to monitor
    Synonym: נאָכשפּירן‎ (nokhshpirn)
  5. to verify
    Synonyms: דורכקאָנטראָלירן‎ (durkhkontrolirn), וועריפֿיצירן‎ (verifitsirn), באַגלייביקן‎ (bagleybikn)
  6. to check up on
    Synonym: נאָכקוקן‎ (nokhkukn)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • איבערקאָנטראָלירן‎ (iberkontrolirn, “to cross check; to double check”)
  • קאָנטראָליר‎ (kontrolir, “controller, comptroller”)

References

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