Yiddish

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Etymology

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From a form ultimately derived from Middle High German schucken, from Proto-Germanic *skukkijaną. Cognate to German schunkeln, schaukeln.

Verb

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שאָקלען (shoklen) (past participle געשאָקלט (geshoklt))

  1. (transitive or reflexive) to shake or sway (e.g. head or a lulav)
  2. (Judaism) to shuckle

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: shuckle