עק

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German ecka, from Proto-Germanic *agjō. Compare English edge, German Ecke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛk/

Noun

עק • (ek) m, plural עקן (ekn)

1. tail (appendage of an animal)
2. corner
3. angle
4. tip
5. extremity
6. end

Derived terms

• אַן עק (an ek, “enough!”)
• אָן אַן עק (on an ek, “without an end”)
• עק וועלט (ek velt, “the end of the world”)