צעלניק

Yiddish

Etymology

Most likely Romanian țelină +‎ ־ניק (-nik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛʎnɪk/, /ˈt͡sɛɫnɪk/

Noun

צעלניק • (tselnik) m

1. celery

   Synonym: סעלעריע (selerye)

2. (sewing) notion

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “celery”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN