Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew כָּזָב (kazáv). Compare Arabic كَذَبَ (kaḏaba, to lie). The pronunciation kezev may have arisen by analogy with a more familiar word, שקר (sheker).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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כּזבֿ (kozev or kezevm, plural כּזבֿים (kzovim)

  1. lie, falsehood
    Synonyms: ליגן (lign), שקר (sheker)

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