מאַכן

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See also: מאָכן and מאכן

Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German machen, from Old High German mahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn. For the sense "to wave", compare Polish machać, Ukrainian маха́ти (maxáty), both formed with the instrumental case (e.g. "machać rękami").

Verb[edit]

מאַכן (makhn) (past participle געמאַכט (gemakht))

  1. to make, create
  2. to do
  3. to say
  4. to be, feel
    וואָס מאַכט ערvos makht erHow is he?
  5. (with מיט (mit)) to wave
    מאַכן מיט די הענט
    makhn mit di hent
    to wave with the hands

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Noun[edit]

מאַכן (makhn)

  1. plural of מאַך (makh)

References[edit]

  • Uriel Weinreich (1955) Yiddish Blends with a Slavic Element, WORD, 11:4,607