חובֿ

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• כויוו (khoyv) — Soviet phonetic spelling

Etymology

From Hebrew חוֹב.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈχɔɪ̯v/
• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈχeɪ̯v/

Noun

חובֿ • (khoyv) m, plural חובֿות (khoyves)

1. debt, obligation

Derived terms

• בעל־חובֿ (bal khoyv)
• פֿאַרחובֿט (farkhoyvt)