"cheder" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈxɛdəɹ/, /ˈxɛdɛəɹ/, /ˈxejdəɹ/ (note: Ashkenazi)
Etymology: From Yiddish חדר (kheyder), from Hebrew חֶדֶר (khéder, “room”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|חדר|tr=kheyder}} Yiddish חדר (kheyder), {{der|en|he|חֶדֶר||room|tr=khéder}} Hebrew חֶדֶר (khéder, “room”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|chederim|chedarim|chadarim|chadorim}} cheder (plural cheders or chederim or chedarim or chadarim or chadorim) Forms: cheders [plural], chederim [plural], chedarim [plural], chadarim [plural], chadorim [plural], cheider [alternative], cheyder [alternative], kheder [alternative], kheyder [alternative], heder [alternative]
  1. (education, Judaism) An elementary school for Jewish children, teaching basic Judaism and Hebrew. Wikidata QID: Q743097 Tags: Judaism Translations (school): كُتَّاب (kuttāb) [masculine] (Arabic), ĥedero (Esperanto), Cheder [masculine] (German), Chederschule [feminine] (German), חֶדֶר (khéder) [masculine] (Hebrew), héder (Hungarian), cheder [masculine] (Polish), хе́дер (xɛ́dɛr) [masculine] (Russian), хе́дер (xéder) [masculine] (Ukrainian), חדר (kheyder) [masculine] (Yiddish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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