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Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew תְּחוּם (tḥúm, “area, discipline”)
Pronunciation
Noun
תּחום • (tkhum) m, plural תּחומען (tkhumen) or תּחומים (tkhumem)
- range, spectrum
- area
- field of study, discipline
Usage notes
According to the Yiddish Cultural Dictionary by Dovid Katz, the plural תּחומים (tkhumem) is used in a more learned style.