ראַכיט

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin rachitis, from Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “spine, ridge”), via Russian рахи́т (raxít). Compare German Rachitis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raˈχɪt/

Noun

ראַכיט • (rakhit) m

  1. (pathology) rickets, rachitis
    Synonym: ענגלישע קרענק (englishe krenk)

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “rickets”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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