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Yiddish
Etymology
קריעת־ים־סוף (kriyes-yam-suf, “parting of the Red Sea”) + כּ־ (ke, “like”). Literally, “like parting the Red Sea”.
Pronunciation
Adverb
כּקריעת־ים־סוף • (kekriyes-yam-suf) (idiomatic)
- with great difficulty
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “כּקריעת־ים־סוף” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .