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קרענק

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Related to קראַנק (krank) and German krank. Possibly cognate to now-obsolete German Kränke.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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קרענק (krenkf, plural קרענקען (krenken)

  1. (pathology) disease
    Synonyms: שלאַפֿקייט (shlafkeyt), קראַנקייט (krankeyt), חלאַת (khalas)
  2. illness
    Synonyms: מחלה (makhle), שלאַפֿקייט (shlafkeyt), קראַנקייט (krankeyt), חלאַת (khalas)
  3. sickness
    Synonyms: מחלה (makhle), קראַנקייט (krankeyt), חלאַת (khalas)
  4. medical condition
    Synonym: מיחוש (meykhesh)
  5. malady
    Synonym: מחלה (makhle)
  6. ailment
    Synonyms: מחלה (makhle), חלאַת (khalas)

Derived terms

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References

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  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “disease”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN