See also: גאון

Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew גָּאוֹן (ga'ón).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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גאָון (goenm, plural גאונים (geoynim)

  1. genius
  2. Gaon (a title usually given to heads of Talmudic academies in Babylon)

Derived terms

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References

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  • Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 43