יזכּור

See also: יזכור

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• יזכור (yizker) — nonstandard, unpointed

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יזכור / יִזְכֹּר (yizkór, “he will remember”), the first word of the prayer.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern, Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈjɪzkəʁ/, [ˈjɪskəʁ]
• (Ukraninish) IPA^(key): /ˈjɨzkəʁ/, [ˈjɨskəʁ]

Noun

יזכּור • (yizker) m

1. yizkor (prayer for the dead)

Derived terms

• יזכּור־בוך (yizker-bukh, “yizkor book”)