קויפֿמאַן

Yiddish

Etymology

Calqued from or cognate to German Kaufmann. By surface analysis, קויפֿן‎ (koyfn) +‎ מאַן‎ (man).

Noun

קויפֿמאַן • (koyfman) m, plural קויפֿלײַט‎ (koyflayt)

  1. merchant (person who traffics in commodities)

Synonyms
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