קערנדל

Yiddish

Noun

קערנדל • (kerndl) n, plural קערנדלעך (kerndlekh)

1. diminutive of קערן (kern): kernel
2. grain (single seed of grass food crops)

   Synonyms: גרײַפּל (graypl), קערל (kerl)

Derived terms

• קערנדל אמת (kerndl emes, “(US) grain of truth”)
• קערנדל זאַמד (kerndl zamd, “grain of sand”)

References

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