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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haimish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
haimish
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

homey, folksy

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Yiddish היימיש (heymish) (compare German heimisch).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: היימיש

Inflected Forms

more haimish (comparative) most haimish (superlative) heimish (alternative) heymish (alternative) haimisch (alternative) hymish (alternative)

Questions

What does haimish mean?
homey, folksy
Where does haimish come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

How to pronounce haimish

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