סנדק
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Hebrew
Etymology
Probably derived from Ancient Greek σύντεκνος (súnteknos).
Noun
סַנְדָּק • (sandák) m (plural indefinite סַנְדָּקִים, singular construct סַנְדַּק־, plural construct סַנְדְּקֵי־)
- (Judaism) sandek (a person honoured at a Jewish brit milah by holding the baby boy in his lap as the mohel performs the circumcision)
- a godparent
Further reading
סנדק (יהדות) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Yiddish
Etymology
Borrowed from Rabbinical Hebrew סַנְדָּק m (sandāq), probably derived from Ancient Greek σύντεκνος (súnteknos).
Noun
סנדק • (sandek) m
- (Judaism) sandek (a person honoured at a Jewish brit milah by holding the baby boy in his lap as the mohel performs the circumcision)