Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yivo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: yi-vo
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Meaning

name

Institute for Jewish Research

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish ייִוואָ (yivo), acronym of ייִדישער וויסנשאַפֿטלעכער אינסטיטוט (yidisher visnshaftlekher institut, “Jewish Scientific Institute”).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: ייִוואָ

Questions

What does yivo mean?: Institute for Jewish Research
Where does yivo come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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