ליובאָווניק

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian любо́вник (ljubóvnik). Compare also Belarusian палюбо́ўнік (paljubóŭnik), Serbo-Croatian љу́ба̄внӣк.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʎʊˈbɔvnɪk/, /ʎʊˈbɔfnɪk/

Noun

ליובאָווניק • (lyubovnik) m, plural ליובאָווניקעס (lyubovnikes), feminine ליובאָווניצע (lyubovnitse)

  1. lover
    Synonyms: געליבטער (gelibter), קאָכאַנטשיק (kokhantshik), קאָכאַניק (kokhanik)

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