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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German bruch, from Old High German bruh, ablaut form of brehhan, whence ברעכן (brekhn, “to break”). The expected vowel in Yiddish is -u-, but the form may have been influenced by the past participle געבראָכן (gebrokhn, “broken”). Compare German Bruch.
Pronunciation
Noun
בראָך • (brokh) m, plural בראָכן (brokhn)
- crack, fracture, break
- disaster, calamity
- misfortune
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