Etymology

mechaieh

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Today it means: A pleasure; a joy. Full definition →

Yiddish מחיה ← Hebrew מְחַיֶּה
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The story

  1. Hebrew · derived fromמְחַיֶּה“he revives”
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromמחיה
  3. English todaymechaieh

Borrowed from Yiddish מחיה (mekhaye), originally from Hebrew מְחַיֶּה (mekhayéh, “he revives”).

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