קאָכאַניק

Yiddish

Alternative forms

קאָכאַנעק (kokhanek)

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish kochanek and Ukrainian коха́нець (koxánecʹ), with the ending changed to ־יק (-ik).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔˈχanɪk/

Noun

קאָכאַניק • (kokhanik) m, plural קאָכאַניקעס (kokhanikes), feminine קאָכאַנקע (kokhanke)

lover
Synonyms: געליבטער (gelibter), קאָכאַנטשיק (kokhantshik), ליובאָווניק (lyubovnik)

References

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

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