שדכן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שידך \ שִׁדֵּךְ‎ (shidékh, “to match”), suffixed in Yiddish with ־ן‎ (-n), from Hebrew ־ָן‎ (-án).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃadχn/, [ˈʃatχn̩]

Noun

שדכן • (shadkhn) m, plural שדכנים‎ (shadkhonem)

matchmaker, marriage broker

Related terms

שידוך‎ (shidekh)
שדכניש‎ (shadkhonish)
שדכנות‎ (shadkhones)
משדך זײַן‎ (meshadekh zayn)
שדכן זיך‎ (shadkhn zikh)

Descendants

→ English: shadchen
→ German: Schadchen

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