yahrzeit
English
Etymology
From Yiddish יאָרצײַט (yortsayt). Cognate to German Jahreszeit (“season”), which heavily influenced the spelling and pronunciation once the word was borrowed into English.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈjɑɹ.tsaɪt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjɑː.tsaɪt/
Noun
yahrzeit (plural yahrzeits)
- (Judaism) The anniversary of a person's death, often of a parent's.
See also
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