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kubutz

kubutz noun: a Hebrew nikud diacritical mark (ִ◌ֻ) in the form of three diagonal dots underneath a letter. Kubutz is pronounced as Modern Hebrew /u/, like the vowel “o” in “moon”.

Noun

kubutz (plural kubutzes)

  1. A Hebrew nikud diacritical mark (ִ◌ֻ) in the form of three diagonal dots underneath a letter. Kubutz is pronounced as Modern Hebrew /u/, like the vowel “o” in “moon”.
    Synonyms:
    melopum

Synonyms of kubutz

  • melopum

Forms of kubutz

pluralkubutzes
alternative formkubuts
alternative formqubuts

Origin of kubutz

From Hebrew קֻבּוּץ m (kubúts).

Questions about kubutz

What does kubutz mean?
Kubutz means a Hebrew nikud diacritical mark (ִ◌ֻ) in the form of three diagonal dots underneath a letter. Kubutz is pronounced as Modern Hebrew /u/, like the vowel “o” in “moon”.
What part of speech is kubutz?
Kubutz is a noun.
What is the plural of kubutz?
The plural of kubutz is kubutzes.

Words near kubutz in the dictionary

  1. Kubrickesque
  2. Kubrickian
  3. Kubrickologist
  4. Kubrickologists
  5. Kubrickology
  6. kubutz
  7. kubutzes
  8. Kuc
  9. kuccha
  10. Kucera
  11. Kuceras

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