Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rachmones

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rach-mones
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Mercy, compassion, pity.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We all haven’t been lucky enough to have been born Jews, you know. So a little rachmones on the less fortunate, okay?"
"Jews are liberals because of rachmones, often translated as compassion, but really so much more."

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish רחמנות (rakhmones, “mercy”).

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does rachmones mean?: Mercy, compassion, pity.
Where does rachmones come from?: Borrowed from Yiddish רחמנות (rakhmones, “mercy”).

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