קנאָפּ

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German knopf, from Old High German knopf.

Noun

קנאָפּ • (knop) m, plural קנעפּ (knep), diminutive קנעפּל (knepl)

1. button
2. (Khurbn) a gold coin

References

• Pollin-Galay, H. (2024). Occupied Words: What the Holocaust did to Yiddish, pp.186, 239. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN: 978-1512825909