קעניג

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• קיניג (kinig)

Etymology

From Middle High German künec, from Old High German kuning (rarer kunig), from Пра-Западно Германски *kuning, from Пра-Германски *kuningaz.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Litvish) МФА^(кључ): /ˈkɛnɪɡ/
• (Poylish, Galitzish) МФА^(кључ): /ˈkeɪ̯nɪɡ/

Noun

קעניג (kenig) m, plural קעניגן (kenign), feminine קעניגין (kenigin), diminutive קעניגל (kenigl)

1. king

Synonyms

• מלך (meylekh)

Coordinate terms

• מלכּה (malke)

Derived terms

• קעניגרייך (kenigreykh)