חינוך

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־נ־ך (kh-n-k)

Action noun of חינך (khinékh), from the root ח־נ־ך (kh-n-k) (compare with Arabic حَنْك (ḥank, experience).

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Noun

חינוך / חִנּוּךְ (khinúkhm (plural indefinite חינוכים / חִנּוּכִים, singular construct חינוך / חִנּוּךְ־, plural construct חינוכי / חִנּוּכֵי־)

  1. (uncountable) Education.
  2. (countable) An education.
  3. (חִנּוּךְ־, khinúkh-) singular construct state form of חינוך / חִנּוּךְ.

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חינוך / חִנּוּךְ (khinúkh).

Noun

חינוך (khinekhm

  1. Jewish education

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