שנקל
Hebrew
Etymology
Blend of שְׁנֵי + שֶׁקֶל ("two sheqels" in a colloquial sub-standard form). The word was invented during a radio game on the Israeli Galei Tzahal station in December 2007, when the two-new-sheqel piece was first introduced.
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʃnɛkɛl/
Noun
שְׁנֵקֶל • (shnékel) m (plural indefinite שְׁנֵקֶלִים, no construct forms)
- (colloquial) A coin of two new sheqels.
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