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אוידיאָ: פֿאַר וואָס רופֿט דאָס וואָרט „קדחת“ אַרויס געלעכטער?AUDIO: Why does the Yiddish word for malaria make us laugh?

דאָס וואָרט געפֿינט מען אין אַ צאָל אויסדרוקן ווי למשל „וואָס האָט ער באַקומען? אַ קדחת!“.

ווי עס ווייסט יעדער ייִדיש־קענער געפֿינט זיך דאָס וואָרט „קדחת“  אין אַ צאָל אויסדרוקן ווי, למשל, „עס האָט אים געכאַפּט דאָס קדחת“ אָדער „וואָס האָט ער באַקומען? אַ קדחת!“ דערבײַ רופֿט דאָס וואָרט אָפֿט אַרויס געלעכטער. אָט הערט מײַנע השערות פֿאַר וואָס עס איז אַזוי.

 

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