Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maskil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
mask-il
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A proponent of the Haskalah.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מַשְׂכִּיל.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: מַשְׂכִּיל

Inflected Forms

maskilim (plural)

Derived Forms

maskilic

Questions

What does maskil mean?
A proponent of the Haskalah.
Where does maskil come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce maskil

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