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By folk etymology, many native words which are coincidentally similar to Hebrew words are spelled as if they were derived from Hebrew: | By folk etymology, many native words which are coincidentally similar to Hebrew words are spelled as if they were derived from Hebrew: | ||
*כּלה'ק ''calăg'' (f) 'woman' "←" כּלה ''cală'' (f) 'bride, daughter-in-law', in ĂnY also 'young lady, lass' + ''-ăg'' diminutive suffix (''celăg, celă'' in some dialects with umlaut, reflecting MIr ''caile'') | *כּלה'ק ''calăg'' (f) 'woman' "←" כּלה ''cală'' (f) 'bride, daughter-in-law', in ĂnY also 'young lady, lass' + ''-ăg'' diminutive suffix (''celăg, celă'' in some dialects with umlaut, reflecting MIr ''caile'') | ||
*אַף-אַך ''af-ach'' 'however' "←" אַף ''af'' 'even' + אַך ''ach'' 'but' | *אַף-אַך ''af-ach'' 'however' "←" אַף ''af'' 'even' + אַך ''ach'' 'but' | ||