sjoege

Dutch

Etymology

From Yiddish תּשובֿה (tshuve, “answer”), from Hebrew תְּשׁוּבָה (t'shuvá, “answer”). The shift from -v- to -g- is possibly due to association with mesjogge. Alternatively, via Yiddish from a Hebrew noun of the root שׁ־ג־ח (forming words relating to supervision; e.g. the verb הִשְׁגִּיחַ (hishgí'akh, “to supervise”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃu.xə/

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• Hyphenation: sjoe‧ge

Noun

sjoege m (uncountable)

1. comprehension, understanding
2. reaction, response

Derived terms

• sjoege geven