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sandek

/ˈsɑːndɛk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sandek
IPA
/ˈsɑːndɛk/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person honoured at a Jewish brit milah by holding the baby boy in his lap as the mohel performs the circumcision.

Etymology

From Yiddish סנדק (sandek), from Hebrew סַנְדָּק (sandák), most likely from Ancient Greek σύντεκνος (súnteknos, literally “companion of child”), from συν- (sun-) + τέκνον (téknon).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: סנדק, סַנְדָּק, σύντεκνος

Inflected Forms

sandeks (plural) sandak (alternative) sandik (alternative) sandok (alternative) sanduk (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce sandek?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɑːndɛk/.
What does sandek mean?
A person honoured at a Jewish brit milah by holding the baby boy in his lap as the mohel performs the circumcision.
Where does sandek come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

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