Etymology

naches

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Today it means: A feeling of contentment at another person's successes. Full definition →

Yiddish נחת ← Hebrew נַחַת
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromנַחַת“contentment”
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromנחת
  3. English todaynaches

From Yiddish נחת (nakhes), from Hebrew נַחַת (nákhat, “contentment”).

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