Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yotzei

/ˈjoʊ.tseɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yotzei
IPA: /ˈjoʊ.tseɪ/

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having fulfilled the requirements of a mitzvah

Example Sentences

"In order to be yotzei, you must hear every word of the bracha."

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish יוצא זײַן (yoytse zayn), from Hebrew יוֹצֵא (yotsé), active participle of יָצָא (yatsá, “to exit”).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: יוצא זײַן, יוֹצֵא

Questions

How do you pronounce yotzei?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjoʊ.tseɪ/.
What does yotzei mean?: having fulfilled the requirements of a mitzvah
Where does yotzei come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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