יישר כוח
See also:
יישר כּוח
Hebrew
Etymology
Borrowed from
Aramaic
, literally, "may he straighten your strength".
Pronunciation
Audio
:
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Interjection
יִישַׁר
כּוֹחַ
• (
yishar kóakh
)
well done
,
good job
,
congratulations
Descendants
→
Yiddish:
יישר כּוח
(
yasher koyekh
)
,
שקויעך
(
shkoyekh
)
,
שכּ׳ח
(
shkoyekh
)
→
English:
yasher koach