Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German lachen, from Old High German lahhen, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.

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Verb edit

לאַכן (lakhn) (past participle געלאַכט (gelakht))

  1. To laugh
    דער מענטש טראַכט און גאָט לאַכט.der mentsh trakht un got lakht.The man plans and God laughs. —Proverb

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