Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nigun

/niːˈɡuːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ni-gun
IPA: /niːˈɡuːn/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of Ashkenazi Jewish worship song.

Example Sentences

"The Rebbe approached the bima and before responding, sang a nigun that was filled with intense dveykut."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew נִגּוּן (nigún) probably through Yiddish ניגון (nigun).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: ניגון

Inflected Forms

niguns (plural) nigunim (plural) niggun (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce nigun?: The recorded pronunciation is /niːˈɡuːn/.
What does nigun mean?: A type of Ashkenazi Jewish worship song.
Where does nigun come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

How to pronounce nigun

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