פֿאָלק

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German volk, from Old High German folc, from Proto-West Germanic *folk, 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)

1. people, folk

Derived terms

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