mechaieh

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/məˈxɑjə/

noun

A pleasure; a joy.

OriginYiddish מחיה ← Hebrew מְחַיֶּה →
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Meanings

nounmechaieh (plural mechaiehs)

plural mechaiehs · alternative machaya · alternative mechaya · alternative mechayeh · alternative mechaye · alternative mekhaye

  1. JudaismA pleasure; a joy.

Origin

  1. Hebrewמְחַיֶּה“he revives”
  2. Yiddishמחיה
  3. Englishmechaieh

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

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