האַנט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German hant, from Old High German hant, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [hant]

Noun

האַנט • (hant) f, plural הענט‎ (hent), diminutive הענטל‎ (hentl) or הענטעלע‎ (hentele)

  1. hand
    ‏און איר שטייט און קוקט אַזוי זיך, מיט פֿאַרלייגטע הענט.‎‎
    un ir shteyt un kukt azoy zikh, mit farleygte hent.
    And you stand and you look at yourselves so, with hands laid down.

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