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Yiddish
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew סַךְ הַכֹּל (sákh hakól).
Pronunciation
Noun
סך־הכּל • (sakhakl) m, plural סך־הכּלען (sakhaklen)
- whole, total, sum
- summary, balance, end result
Derived terms
- בסך־הכּל (besakhakl, “altogether”)
- אונטערפֿירן אַ סך־הכּל (unterfirn a sakhakl, “adding everything up, drawing up the account/balance sheet, drawing the conclusion”)
- פֿאַרסך־הכּלען (farsekhaklen)
- סך־הכּלדיק (sakhakldik, “overall, total, general, comprehensive, complete”)
- פֿאַרסך־הכּלונג (farsakhaklung), סך־הכּלונג (sakhaklung, “summarization”)
Adverb
סך־הכּל • (sakhakl)
- altogether
See also
- סך (sakh)
- בסך־הכּל (besakhakl, “in the whole, all together (taken); only”)
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “סך־הכּל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .