יזכּור־בוך

Yiddish

Etymology

From יזכּור (yizker, yizkor) +‎ בוך (bukh, book)

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): /ˌjɪzkəʁˈbʊχ/, [ˌjɪskəʁˈbʊχ]
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /ˌjɪzkəʁˈbiːχ/, [ˌjɪskəʁˈbiːχ]
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˌjɪzkəʁˈbiχ/, [ˌjɪskəʁˈbiχ]

Noun

יזכּור־בוך • (yizker-bukhn, plural יזכּור־ביכער (yizker-bikher)

  1. yizkor book (book celebrating a Jewish community destroyed by the Holocaust)
    Synonym: ספֿר־הזכּרון (seyfer-hazikorn)