עקדיש

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German egedëhse, from Old High German egidehsa (“lizard”). The shift in meaning is found in various High German dialects; the irregular change from Middle High German hs to Yiddish š, rather than the expected *ks, is particular to Yiddish, and may have been spread by biblical translations into the vernacular.

Noun

עקדיש • (ekdish) m, plural עקדישן‎ (ekdishn)

scorpion (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones)

Synonyms

סקאָרפּיאָן‎ (skorpyon)

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