מאַלפּע

Yiddish

.אַ מאַלפּע

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language. Compare Polish małpa and Belarusian ма́лпа (málpa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmalpɜ/
Hyphenation: מאַל‧פּע

Noun

מאַלפּע • (malpe) f, plural מאַלפּעס‎ (malpes)

monkey or ape (primate)

Synonyms

אַפֿע‎ (afe), אָבעזיאַנע‎ (obezyane)

References

Paul Abelson (1915), “ape”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press

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