פֿאָלק

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German folc, from Proto-Germanic *fulką, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-go-. Compare German Volk. Akin to English folk and Dutch volk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [fɔɫk]

Noun

פֿאָלק • (folk) n, plural פֿעלקער‎ (felker)

people, folk

Derived terms

פֿאָלקס‎ (folks)
פֿאָלקשפּראַך‎ (folkshprakh)
פּאָרפֿאָלק‎ (porfolk, “married couple”)

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