בראָך

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German bruch, from Old High German bruh, ablaut form of brehhan, whence ברעכן (brekhn, “to break”). The expected vowel in Yiddish is -u-, but the form may have been influenced by the past participle געבראָכן (gebrokhn, “broken”). Compare German Bruch.

Noun

בראָך • (brokh) m, plural בראָכן (brokhn)

1. crack, fracture, break
2. disaster, calamity
3. misfortune

Derived terms

• אַ בראָך איז מיר (a brokh iz mir)