דרעמל

Yiddish

Alternative forms

⁧דרימל⁩ (driml)

Etymology

From Slavic, most likely as a partial calque of Polish drzemka, i.e. ⁧דרעם⁩ (drem) +‎ ⁧־ל⁩ (-l). Compare also Bulgarian дрямка (drjamka), Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian дремка (dremka).

Noun

⁧דרעמל⁩ • (dreml) m, plural ⁧דרעמלען⁩ (dremlen) or ⁧דרעמלעך⁩ (dremlekh)

a nap

Usage notes

Note that despite the formation of the word using ⁧־ל⁩ (-l), ⁧דרעמלעך⁩ (dremlekh) is very rare as a plural form.

Derived terms

⁧דרעמלען⁩ (dremlen)
⁧כאַפּן אַ דרעמל⁩ (khapn a dreml)

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