אַנטראָפּאָלאָגיע

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin anthropologia, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, mankind, human, humanity”) + -λογία (-logía), most likely via either Russian антрополо́гия (antropológija) or German Anthropologie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /antrɔpɔˈlɔɡjə/
• Hyphenation: אַנט‧ראָ‧פּאָ‧לאָ‧גיע

Noun

אַנטראָפּאָלאָגיע • (antropologye) f (uncountable)

1. anthropology

Derived terms

• אַנטראָפּאָלאָגיסט (antropologist)
• אַנטראָפּאָלאָגיש (antropologish)

 

References

• Paul Abelson (1915) “anthropology”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press