ימח־שמוניק

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Yiddish[edit]

FWOTD – 26 February 2021

Etymology[edit]

ימח־שמו (yemákh-shmóy) +‎ -ניק (-nik), from the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Hebrew ימח שמו (yemách shmóy, “may his name be obliterated”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (YIVO, Poylish, Galitzish) IPA(key): /jɪˌmaχˈʃmɔɪnɪk/
  • (Litvish) IPA(key): /jɪˌmaχˈʃmeɪnɪk/

Noun[edit]

ימח־שמוניק • (yimàkh-shmóynik) m, plural ימח־שמוניקעס (yimàkh-shmóynikes), feminine ימח־שמוניצע (yimàkh-shmóynitse)

  1. scoundrel, villain
    • 2015 May 29, שבֿע כּהן, “אַ הספּד פֿאַר אַ ימח-שמוניק”, in Der Forverts:
      אַ הספּד פֿאַר אַ ימח-שמוניק
      A hesped far a yemakh-shmoynik
      A eulogy for a villain
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