sjofel
shabby, poor
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃoː.fəl/
Etymology
In summary
Either borrowed from German schofel from Yiddish or a direct borrowing from Yiddish שפֿל (shofl, “shabby”), from Hebrew שָׁפָל (šāfāl, “low, humble”).
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