Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew תַּלְמִיד חָכָם (talmíd khakhám, literally disciple of a sage).

Noun

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תּלמיד־חכם (talmid-khokhemm, plural תּלמידי־חכמים (talmidey-khakhomim)

  1. (Judaism) sage, learned scholar