משוגעת

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• מעשוגאַס (meshugas) — Soviet phonetic spelling

Etymology

From Hebrew משוגעת / מְשֻׁגַּעַת (m'shugá'at).

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /məʃʊˈɡas/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /məʃɪˈɡaːs/
• (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /məʃɨˈɡas/

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Noun

משוגעת • (meshugas/meshugays) f, plural משוגעתן (meshugas/meshugaysn)

1. craziness, madness, nonsense, crazy talk, senseless activity, irrationality
2. craze, fad, quirk

Descendants

• → English: mishegoss, mishegaas, mishegas, mishegass, mishegos, mishigas