כּזבֿ

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew כָּזָב (kazáv). Compare Arabic كَذَبَ (kaḏaba, “to lie”). The pronunciation kezev may have arisen by analogy with a more familiar word, שקר (sheker).

Pronunciation

• Properly, according to the Hebrew nikkud:
  • (YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔzɜv/
  • (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːzɜv/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /ˈkuzɜv/
• Also common:
  • (YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛzɜv/
  • (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪ̯zɜv/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /ˈkizɜv/

Noun

כּזבֿ • (kozev or kezev) m, plural כּזבֿים (kzovim)

1. lie, falsehood

   Synonyms: ליגן (lign), שקר (sheker)

Derived terms

• כּזבֿן (kazvn)