תּחום

See also: תחום

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew תְּחוּם (tkhúm, “area, discipline”)

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈtχʊm/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈtχɪm/

Noun

תּחום • (tkhum) m, plural תּחומען (tkhumen) or תּחומים (tkhumem)

1. range, spectrum
2. area
3. field of study, discipline

Usage notes

According to the Yiddish Cultural Dictionary by Dovid Katz, the plural תּחומים (tkhumem) is used in a more learned style.

Derived terms

• ייִדישער תּחום (yidisher tkhum, “Pale of Settlement”)
• תּחום־המושבֿ (tkhum-hamoyshev, “Pale of Settlement”)