קײַען

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German kūwen, kiuwen, from Old High German kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic *keuwan. Compare German kauen, and also its alternative forms käuen and keuen.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

קײַען (kayen) (past participle געקײַט (gekayt))

  1. (imperfective) to chew
  2. to masticate
  3. to munch
    Synonym: קנאַקן (knakn)

Conjugation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

קײַען (kayenn

  1. mastication

References[edit]

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “chew”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN