Yiddish Word of the Week...
It's been a slow week, full of school stuff and very little excitement. Which really is okay, for me. I could use a week of little excitement.Now, without further adieu, your word of the week.
Nakhes (pronounced na-khess) noun: pride, joy. This word was a favorite of my great-grandmother (well, this and kinehorra, but that's a whole other blog). Some common ways to use it would be like, "My grandchildren bring me such nakhes! I kvell whenever I talk to them."
There you go...enjoy! And use well :D
posted by Erin @ 9:23 AM
3 Comments:
kinehorra? Kind of horny? Kind of ornery? Kin of houri? Kind of hurry? Kind of auroa? Quite the horror? What is it fora? Down to the shore? King with a roar?
I wanna hear about that one? Kinehorra? Hmmmmmmmm...
Okay, seriously? You should not enjoy making fun quite so much. Just you wait!
Oh! and Translation: No Evil-Eye!; praise, said in order to ward off the evil eye, (by pointing the praised person or thing out to the Evil-Eye), especially when speaking of one's good fortune; "everyone in the family is happy and healthy, kaynahore." (lit. No Evil-Eye!) (see Evil-Eye)
OK. Now you are spelling it differently on me. Though Kaynahore looks a little more pronounceable. Is there any wonder I cannot pronounce the word yarmulke? (And yes, I'm pretty sure it is spelled wrong, but I have to get to work. No time to find it online. I don't have a language or a heritage of my own to twist in mental circles, I have to take advantage of my friends'. k
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