ספֿר־הזכּורן

Yiddish

Etymology

From ספֿר (seyfer, “book”) +‎ הזכּרון (hazikorn, “memory”)

Pronunciation

• (YIVO) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛɪ̯fəʁhazɪˈkɔʁn̩/
• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˌseɪ̯fəʁ(h)azɪˈkɔʁn̩/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˌsaɪ̯fəʁ(h)azɪˈkuːʁn̩/
• (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛɪ̯fəʁ(h)azɪˈkuʁn̩/

Noun

ספֿר־הזכּורן • (seyfer-hazikorn) m, plural ספֿרי־זכּרון (sifrey-zikorn)

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

   Synonym: יזכּור־בוך (yizker-bukh)