דערפֿל

Yiddish

Etymology

דאָרף‎ (dorf, “village”) +‎ ־ל‎ (-l, “diminutive suffix”)

Noun

דערפֿל • (derfl) n, plural דערפֿלעך‎ (derflekh)

Diminutive of דאָרף‎ (dorf): small village.

Coordinate terms

דאָרף‎ (dorf, “village”)
שטעטל‎ (shtetl, “small town, townlet”)
שטאָט‎ (shtot, “city, (large) town”)

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