קראָם

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German krām (“merchant tent; wares”), from Old High German krām (“merchant tent; tent cloth”). Cognate with German Kram.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʁɔm/

Noun

⁧קראָם⁩ • (krom) f, plural ⁧קראָמען⁩ (kromen), diminutive ⁧קרעמל⁩ (kreml)

shop, store (establishment that sells goods)
Synonyms: ⁧געשעפֿט⁩ (gesheft), ⁧קלייט⁩ (kleyt)

⁧חן און מזל קויפֿט מען נישט אין קראָם.⁩
kheyn un mazl koyft men nisht in krom.
one cannot buy favor or luck in a store.

Derived terms

⁧אוניווערסאַל־קראָם⁩ (universal-krom)
⁧אײַזנקראָם⁩ (ayznkrom), ⁧אײַזנוואַרגקראָם⁩ (ayznvargkrom)
⁧אַפּטייקקראָם⁩ (apteykkrom, “pharmacist”)
⁧באַקאַליי־קראָם⁩ (bakaley-krom)
⁧ביכערקראָם⁩ (bikherkrom)
⁧בשמים-קראָם⁩ (bsomim-krom, “spice shop”)
⁧הוטקראָם⁩ (hutkrom, “hat shop”)
⁧קליידערקראָם⁩ (kleyderkrom, “clothes store”)
⁧שפּײַזקראָם⁩ (shpayzkrom)
⁧שניטקראָם⁩ (shnitkrom, “dry goods store”)
⁧שפּאָרקראָם⁩ (shporkrom, “thrift shop”)
⁧שפּילכלקראָם⁩ (shpilkhlkrom, “toy shop”)
⁧שוכקראָם⁩ (shukhkrom, “shoe shop”)
⁧טאַנדעטקראָם⁩ (tandetkrom, “second-hand shop”)
⁧צירונגקראָם⁩ (tsirungkrom, “jewelry store”)

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