קנס

Hebrew

Root
ק־נ־ס (q-n-s)

Noun

קְנָס • (knas) m

1. fine (fee levied as punishment)

References

• “קנס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• קנס on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew קנס (“fine”). The "engagement" sense comes from the fine levied if the engagement is broken off.

Noun

קנס • (knas) m

1. fine (fee levied as punishment)
2. engagement (agreement to be married)

Derived terms

• פֿאַרקנסן (farknasn)

Descendants

• → German: Knast (“prison”)