nigun

English

Etymology

From Hebrew ניגון.

Noun

nigun (plural niguns or nigunim)

1. A type of Ashkenazi Jewish worship song.
   • 2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 95:

     The Rebbe approached the bima and before responding, sang a nigun that was filled with intense dveykut.

Old Saxon

Old Saxon cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : nigun

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *neun.

Numeral

nigun

1. nine

Descendants

• Middle Low German: negen
  • German Low German: negen
  • Plautdietsch: näajen