Klezmer with a "kuf"

[Itzik Gottesman <itzik...>]

Generally speaking, when Yiddish words originating from Hebrew/Aramaic
change their definition to a significant degree as in the word "klezmer",
the spelling is "Yiddishized". Another example would be "Balebos", which
comes from "Bal-habayis" from means other things in Yiddish. In Yiddish one
writes it beys, pasekh alef, lamed, ayin, beys, komitz alef, samekh.- Itzik

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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