היפּוך

See also: היפוך

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew היפוך / הִפּוּךְ (hipúkh)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛɪ̯pəx/

Noun

היפּוך • (heypekh) m, plural היפּוכים (hipukhim)

1. opposite, antithesis

   Synonym: פֿאַרקערטע (farkerte)

Derived terms

• היפּוכדיק (heypekhdik)
• להיפּוך (leheypekh)

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “hejpex”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 378
• Alexander Harkavy (2006) “היפּוך”, in Yiddish-English-Hebrew Dictionary, New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 193
• Uriel Weinreich (1977) “antithesis”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 15