מוח

Hebrew

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 • (móakhm (plural indefinite מוחות / מֹחוֹת) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. mind
  2. brain

Derived terms

See also

References

  • מוח” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Anagrams

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew מוֹחַ (móakh).

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Poylish, Ukraynish) IPA(key): [ˈmɔɪ.əχ]
  • (Northeastern) IPA(key): [ˈmeɪ.əχ]

Noun

מוח • (moyekhm, plural מוחות (moykhes)

  1. 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.
  2. mind
  3. brains

Synonyms