דריידל

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From דרייען (dreyen, turn, spin) +‎ ־ל (-l, diminutive).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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דריידל (dreydln, plural דריידלעך (dreydlekh)

  1. spinning top
  2. (specifically) Hanukkah dreidel
    • 1912, Mordkhe Rivesman (lyrics and music), “Oy Khanike [Oh Chanukah]”:
      אַלע נאַכט אין דריידלעך שפילן מיר / זודיק־הייסע לאַטקעס, עסט אָן אַ שיעור
      ale nakht in dreydlekh shpiln mir / zudik-heyse latkes, est on a shir
      Every night with dreidels we will play / Boiling hot latkes, eat them endlessly.

Descendants

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  • Dutch: dreidel
  • English: dreidel

Further reading

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