מכונה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
כ־ו־ן (k-w-n)
19 terms

Noun

מְכוֹנָה • (mekhoná) f (plural indefinite מְכוֹנוֹת, singular construct מְכוֹנַת־, plural construct מְכוֹנוֹת־) [pattern: מַקְטֵלָה]

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) pedestal, stand
  2. cage

Etymology 2

Root
כ־ו־ן (k-w-n)
19 terms

Ultimately from Latin māchina, from Doric Greek μᾱχανᾱ́ (mākhanā́, “machine, tool”). Possibly influenced by or phono-semantic matching of English machine or similar internationalism.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

מְכוֹנָה • (mekhoná) f (plural indefinite מְכוֹנוֹת, singular construct מְכוֹנַת־, plural construct מְכוֹנוֹת־)

  1. machine
Derived terms
References
  • “מכונה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  1. ^ Mancini, Marco. "Italian Loanwords" in Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics Online
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