קראַנקהייט

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From קראַנק (krank, “sick”) +‎ ־הייט (-heyt). Akin to German Krankheit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁaŋkhɛɪ̯t/
  • Hyphenation: קראַנק‧הייט

Noun

קראַנקהייט • (krankheyt) f, plural קראַנקהייטן (krankheytn)

  1. sickness, disease

Synonyms

References

  • Alexander Harkavy (1910), “Sickness”, in Complete English-Jewish dictionary, 6th edition, New York: Hebrew Publishing Company, page 566
  • Paul Abelson (1915), “malady”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 832
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