Re: Klezmer

[Berlin Moshe <berlim...>]

Sapoznik (at) aol(dot)com wrote:

> They're both right. The Hebrew words "klei zemer" mean "musical instruments"
> while the Yiddishization of those words into "klezmer" means a musician.

    You are right, but not completely. Can you explain why in Yiddish you write
"klezmer" with a "Kuf" instead of with a "Kaf"?

Moshe Berlin



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