הויך

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German hōch, from Old High German hōh, from Proto-West Germanic *hauh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (YIVO, Poylish) IPA(key): /hɔɪ̯χ/, /ˈhɔɪ̯əχ/
  • (Litvish) IPA(key): [heɪ̯χ]

Adjective[edit]

הויך (hoykh) (comparative העכער (hekher), superlative העכסט (hekhst))

  1. high, elevated
  2. tall (of a person)
  3. loud

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