Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yekkish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yekk-ish
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the Yekkes

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish יעקיש (yekish), equivalent to Yekke + -ish.

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: יעקיש
Suffix: Yekke

Questions

What does yekkish mean?: Relating to the Yekkes
Where does yekkish come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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