צייכן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German zeichen, from Old High German zeihhan (“sign, symbol”), from Proto-West Germanic *taikn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną, *taiknaz (“sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛɪ̯χn̩/

Noun

צייכן • (tseykhn) n, plural צייכנס (tseykhns)

1. mark, sign

Derived terms

• מוטער־צייכן (muter-tseykhn)
• פֿרעגצייכן (fregtseykhn)

Related terms

• צייכענען (tseykhenen, “to draw”, verb)
• צייכענונג (tseykhenung, “drawing”, noun)