מוח
Hebrew
Picture dictionary
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| מ־ו־ח (m-w-kh) |
| 2 terms |
From Proto-Semitic *muḫḫ- (“head; brain; marrow”).
Pronunciation
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈmoːħ/ [ˈmoː.aħ]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈmøħ/ [ˈmøw.wæħ], [ˈmew.wæħ]
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈmo.aχ/ (West), /ˈmow.waħ/ (East)
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈmo.aχ/
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Noun
מוֹחַ / מֹחַ • (móakh) m (plural indefinite מוחות / מֹחוֹת) [pattern: קֹטֶל]
Derived terms
- בַּלּוּטַת יוֹתֶרֶת הַמּוֹחַ
- מֹחַ עֶצֶם (móakh étzem, “bone marrow”)
- שׁטיפת מוח / שְׁטִיפַת־מֹחַ (sh'tifát-móakh)
See also
- רוּחַ (rúakh)
References
- “מוח” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
- מוח on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Anagrams
Yiddish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (YIVO, Poylish, Ukraynish) IPA(key): [ˈmɔɪ.əχ]
- (Northeastern) IPA(key): [ˈmeɪ.əχ]
Noun
מוח • (moyekh) m, plural מוחות (moykhes)
- brain
- מוח איז אַן אָרגאַן אינעם קאָפּ, וואָס דינט אַלץ דער הויפּט קאָנטראָל צענטער פֿאַרן לעבן.
- moyekh iz an organ inem kop, vos dint alts der hoypt kontrol tsenter farn lebn.
- The brain is an organ in the head that serves as the main control for life.
- mind
- brains
Synonyms
- מאַרך (markh) (Litvish)