יזכּור־בוך

Yiddish

Etymology

From יזכּור (yizker, “yizkor”) +‎ בוך (bukh, “book”)

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˌjɪzkəʁˈbʊχ/, [ˌjɪskəʁˈbʊχ]
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˌjɪzkəʁˈbiːχ/, [ˌjɪskəʁˈbiːχ]
• (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /ˌjɪzkəʁˈbiχ/, [ˌjɪskəʁˈbiχ]

Noun

יזכּור־בוך • (yizker-bukh) n, plural יזכּור־ביכער (yizker-bikher)

1. yizkor book (book celebrating a Jewish community destroyed by the Holocaust)

   Synonym: ספֿר־הזכּורן (seyfer-hazikorn)