יזכּור
See also: יזכור
Yiddish
Alternative forms
- יזכור (yizker) — nonstandard, unpointed
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew יזכור / יִזְכֹּר (yizkór, “he will remember”), the first word of the prayer.
Pronunciation
- (YIVO, Northeastern, Poylish) IPA(key): /ˈjɪzkəʁ/, [ˈjɪskəʁ]
- (Ukraninish) IPA(key): /ˈjɨzkəʁ/, [ˈjɨskəʁ]
Noun
יזכּור • (yizker) m
- yizkor (prayer for the dead)
Derived terms
- יזכּור־בוך (yizker-bukh, “yizkor book”)