ראַכיט

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from New Latin rachitis, from Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, spine, ridge), via Russian рахи́т (raxít). Compare German Rachitis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ראַכיט (rakhitm

  1. (pathology) rickets, rachitis
    Synonym: ענגלישע קרענק (englishe krenk)

References

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