שטעקל

Yiddish

Etymology

⁧שטעקן⁩ (shtekn) +‎ ⁧־ל⁩ (-l). Compare German Steckerl.

Noun

⁧שטעקל⁩ • (shtekl) n, plural ⁧שטעקלעך⁩ (shteklekh)

  1. stick
    Synonyms: ⁧שטעקן⁩ (shtekn), ⁧דראָנג⁩ (drong), ⁧דרענגל⁩ (drengl)
  2. walking stick
    Synonyms: ⁧שטעקן⁩ (shtekn), ⁧שפּאַציר־שטעקן⁩ (shpatsir-shtekn), ⁧וואַנדער־שטעקן⁩ (vander-shtekn)
  3. wand
    Synonym: ⁧שטעקעלע⁩ (shtekele)

Derived terms
  • ⁧ביליאַרד־שטעקל⁩ (bilyard-shtekl, “billiard cue, cue stick”)
  • ⁧גלאָז־שטעקל⁩ (gloz-shtekl, “glass rod, stirring rod”)
  • ⁧קאָנטראָל־שטעקל⁩ (kontrol-shtekl, “joystick”)
  • ⁧שטעקל־מישער⁩ (shtekl-misher)
  • ⁧שטעקל־רעדל⁩ (shtekl-redl, “pinwheel”)

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