דאָיִקייט

Yiddish

Etymology

From דאָיִק (doik) +‎ ־קייט (-keyt), literally “hereness”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔ.ɪ.kaɪ̯t/
  • Hyphenation: דאָ‧יִ‧קייט

Noun

דאָיִקייט • (doikeyt) f

  1. (Judaism) diasporism, doikeyt (the belief that Jewish communities should be strengthened wherever they live instead of focusing on making a separate Jewish nation-state, usually associated with Bundism (בונדיזם (bundizm)))
    Antonym: ציוניזם (tsienizm)

Descendants

  • → English: doikeyt, doikayt, doikeit

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “דאָיִקייט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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