Yiddish

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Etymology

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From אַוועק־ (avek-) +‎ קומען (kumen, to come, arrive). Compare German wegkommen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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אַוועקקומען (avekkumen) (past participle אַוועקגעקומען (avekgekumen))

  1. to leave, to go away
  2. to suffer severely for a long time
  3. (Southern) to lose value, to become worthless, to lose appeal
  4. (Southern) to disappear, to become nothing
  5. (Southern) to die, to pass away
  6. (Southern) to drain, to run off

Conjugation

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