Yiddish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin cubus (possibly via Russian куб (kub)), from Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos, die, cube).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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קוב (kubm, plural קובן (kubn)

  1. (geometry) cube (shape with six square sides)
  2. (mathematics) cube (number raised to the third power)

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References

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  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “קוב”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press