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Yekkish

Yekkish adjective: relating to the Yekkes.

Adjective

Yekkish (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the Yekkes

Origin of Yekkish

Borrowed from Yiddish יעקיש (yekish), equivalent to Yekke + -ish.

Questions about Yekkish

What does Yekkish mean?
Yekkish means relating to the Yekkes.
What part of speech is Yekkish?
Yekkish is an adjective.

Words near Yekkish in the dictionary

  1. Yekaterinoslav
  2. Yekavian
  3. YEKIOYD
  4. yekke
  5. yekkes
  6. Yekkish
  7. Yekuana
  8. Yekuhana
  9. yel
  10. yelaman
  11. yelamans

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