Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Old High German kneht, from Proto-West Germanic *kneht. Cognate with German Knecht, English knight.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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קנעכט (knekhtm, plural קנעכט (knekht)

  1. servant
  2. slave
    Synonym: שקלאַף (shklaf)

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