משפּחה

See also: משפחה

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• מישפּאָכע (mishpokhe) — Soviet phonetic spelling

Etymology

From Hebrew מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpakhá).

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /mɪʃˈpɔχɜ/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /mɪʃˈpuːχɜ/
• (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /mɨʃˈpuχɜ/

Noun

משפּחה • (mishpokhe) f, plural משפּחות (mishpokhes)

1. family, kin

Derived terms

• משפּחהדיק (mishpokhedik)
• משפּחה־נאָמען (mishpokhe-nomen)
• פֿאַרצווײַגטע משפּחה (fartsvaygte mishpokhe)

Descendants

• → Dutch: misjpooche
• → German: Mischpoche, Mischpoke
• → Hungarian: mispóche