פירגון
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Yiddish פֿאַרגינען (farginen)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /fiʁˈɡun/
Noun[edit]
פירגון / פִרְגּוּן • (firgún) m (plural indefinite פִרְגּוּנִים, plural construct פִרְגּוּנֵי־) [pattern: קִטּוּל]
- (colloquial) Genuine delight or pride in another person's achievement or in something good that has happened or may happen to another person.
- Antonym: שמחה לאיד
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: firgun