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עק
‘end; edge; tail’

עק
־ן
דער
'end; edge; tail'
עקל
(diminutive)

ETYMOLOGY

MHG ecke (does not see to have meant 'tail,' but MHG ende could mean 'tail' - so perhaps Yidish עק continues the semantics of both words)
[Majtczak}

WESTERN

Rundige Laad hoben kan Eck.

Oyberland (West Transcarpathian)

ęk 'corner' {WTCP, Budapest, Hutterer 1965: 139}

fyn ɛk dɔrf פֿון עק דאָרף {WTCP, Vác, 47197}
- ɛkʲə {מיט וואָס מען טוט אַקערן, ע אַקעראײַזן}

CENTRAL

ɛkʲ {POLAND, Wolbrom, 50196}
- sˑ ɛkʎ ס'עקל 'heel/end piece of loaf of bread'

HASIDIC

AMERICA

sɩ ɛg vɛlt ס'איז עק וועלט
dɛr fɛld ɩ gəvejn bam ɛk דער פֿעלד איז געווען בײַם עק

NORTHEASTERN

Lithuania

dɛʀɛ́k דער עק {LITHUANIA, Vilnius, 54257}