קאַיאָר
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Yiddish
Alternative forms
- כּאור (kayor)
Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew וּכְאוֹר (“and as the light”), cf. 2 Samuel 23:4. The [aɪ̯] sound may have been influenced by מעשׂה (mayse). Compare the etymology of ברוגז (broygez).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
קאַיאָר • (kayor) m, plural קאַיאָרן (kayorn)
- early dawn
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