yingele

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Pronunciations

yingele (YEEN-geh-leh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A little boy.

Example Sentences

  • "He said if you will be a good 'yingele' you will be able to learn everything." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • ייִנגעלע yingele

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      yingeleh

Notes

  • Yingele is the iminutive of yung and yingl is the diminutive.

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