כניאָק

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Russian хныка (xnyka, “whiner”).

Noun[edit]

כניאָק • (khnyok) m, plural כניאָקעס (khnyokes)

  1. a holier-than-thou religious person; a prig.

Descendants[edit]

  • English: khnyok
  • Hebrew: חניוק (khnyok)

References[edit]

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