English
krekhts
Krekhts comes from Yiddish קרעכץ ‘groan’.
- Yiddishmodernקרעכץkrekhts‘groan’
- Englishtodaykrekhts
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Yiddishmodernקרעכץkrekhts‘groan’
- Englishtodaykrekhts
Every English word from Yiddish קרעכץ
Today it means
noun A jolting upward slide on violin made by pressing a finger down on the string at the end of a note.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Yiddish קרעכץ / krekhts