"חכם" meaning in Yiddish

See חכם in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈχɔχəm/ Forms: khokhem [romanization], khakhomem [romanization]
Etymology: From Hebrew חכם (khakhám). Etymology templates: {{bor|yi|he|חכם|tr=khakhám}} Hebrew חכם (khakhám), {{root|yi|he|ח־כ־ם}} Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=khokhem}} חכם • (khokhem) m, {{yi-noun|g=m|pl=חכמים|pltr=khakhomem|tr=khokhem}} חכם • (khokhem) m, plural חכמים (khakhomem)
  1. wise man
    Sense id: en-חכם-yi-noun-OKQ0CbTC Categories (other): Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Yiddish terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant script codes: 50 50
  2. (sarcastic) wise guy Tags: sarcastic
    Sense id: en-חכם-yi-noun-P5r0he~q Categories (other): Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Yiddish terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant script codes: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: חכמה (khokhme), תּלמיד־חכם (talmed-khokhem), חז״ל (khazal)

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "goochem",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: goochem",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: goochem"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Pustekuchen",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ German: Pustekuchen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ German: Pustekuchen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "chochem",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: chochem",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: chochem"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "hacham",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: hacham",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: hacham"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "he",
        "3": "חכם",
        "tr": "khakhám"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew חכם (khakhám)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "he",
        "3": "ח־כ־ם"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hebrew חכם (khakhám).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "khokhem",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "khakhomem",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "khokhem"
      },
      "expansion": "חכם • (khokhem) m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "חכמים",
        "pltr": "khakhomem",
        "tr": "khokhem"
      },
      "expansion": "חכם • (khokhem) m, plural חכמים (khakhomem)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "khokhme",
      "word": "חכמה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "talmed-khokhem",
      "word": "תּלמיד־חכם"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "khazal",
      "word": "חז״ל"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wise man"
      ],
      "id": "en-חכם-yi-noun-OKQ0CbTC",
      "links": [
        [
          "wise man",
          "wise man"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wise guy"
      ],
      "id": "en-חכם-yi-noun-P5r0he~q",
      "links": [
        [
          "wise guy",
          "wise guy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sarcastic) wise guy"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "sarcastic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈχɔχəm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "חכם"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yiddish lemmas",
    "Yiddish masculine nouns",
    "Yiddish nouns",
    "Yiddish terms borrowed from Hebrew",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Hebrew",
    "Yiddish terms derived from the Hebrew root ח־כ־ם",
    "Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "goochem",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: goochem",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: goochem"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Pustekuchen",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ German: Pustekuchen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ German: Pustekuchen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "chochem",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: chochem",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: chochem"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "hacham",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: hacham",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: hacham"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "he",
        "3": "חכם",
        "tr": "khakhám"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew חכם (khakhám)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "he",
        "3": "ח־כ־ם"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hebrew חכם (khakhám).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "khokhem",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "khakhomem",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "khokhem"
      },
      "expansion": "חכם • (khokhem) m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "חכמים",
        "pltr": "khakhomem",
        "tr": "khokhem"
      },
      "expansion": "חכם • (khokhem) m, plural חכמים (khakhomem)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "khokhme",
      "word": "חכמה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "talmed-khokhem",
      "word": "תּלמיד־חכם"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khazal",
      "word": "חז״ל"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wise man"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wise man",
          "wise man"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wise guy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wise guy",
          "wise guy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sarcastic) wise guy"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "sarcastic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈχɔχəm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "חכם"
}

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