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Hebrew
Etymology
Action noun of חינך (khinékh), from the root ח־נ־ך (kh-n-k) (compare with Arabic حَنْك (ḥank, “experience”).
Pronunciation
Noun
חינוך / חִנּוּךְ • (khinúkh) m (plural indefinite חינוכים / חִנּוּכִים, singular construct חינוך / חִנּוּךְ־, plural construct חינוכי / חִנּוּכֵי־)
- (uncountable) Education.
- (countable) An education.
- (חִנּוּךְ־, khinúkh-) singular construct state form of חינוך / חִנּוּךְ.
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Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew חינוך / חִנּוּךְ (khinúkh).
Noun
חינוך • (khinekh) m
- Jewish education
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