געלכל

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Likely a diminutive of געל (gel), as if געל (gel) +‎ ־ל (-l). For the "kh", compare obsolete German gelh and dialectal gehl. Semantically, possibly influenced by or cognate to German Gelb.

Noun

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געלכל (gelkhln

  1. yolk (yellow of egg)