"לאַכן" meaning in Yiddish

See לאַכן in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈɫaχn̩/
Etymology: From Middle High German lachen, from Old High German lahhen, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|yi|gmh|lachen}} Middle High German lachen, {{inh|yi|goh|lahhen}} Old High German lahhen, {{inh|yi|gem-pro|*hlahjaną}} Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną Head templates: {{yi-verb|געלאַכט}} לאַכן • (lakhn) (past participle געלאַכט (gelakht)) Inflection templates: {{yi-conj}} Forms: lakhn [romanization], געלאַכט [participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], לאַכן [infinitive], לאַכנדיק [participle, present], געלאַכט [participle, past], האָבן [auxiliary], איך לאַך [present], מיר לאַכן [present], דו לאַכסט [present], איר לאַכט [present], ער לאַכט [present], זיי לאַכן [present], לאַך (דו) [imperative], lakh (du) [imperative], לאַכט (איר) [imperative], lakht (ir) [imperative], no-table-tags [table-tags], איך האָב געלאַכט [past], מיר האָבן געלאַכט [past], דו האָסט געלאַכט [past], איר האָט געלאַכט [past], ער האָט געלאַכט [past], זיי האָבן געלאַכט [past], איך האָב געהאַט געלאַכט [pluperfect], מיר האָבן געהאַט געלאַכט [pluperfect], דו האָסט געהאַט געלאַכט [pluperfect], איר האָט געהאַט געלאַכט [pluperfect], ער האָט געהאַט געלאַכט [pluperfect], זיי האָבן געהאַט געלאַכט [pluperfect], איך וועל לאַכן [future], מיר וועלן לאַכן [future], דו וועסט לאַכן [future], איר וועט לאַכן [future], ער וועט לאַכן [future], זיי וועלן לאַכן [future], איך וועל האָבן געלאַכט [future, perfect], מיר וועלן האָבן געלאַכט [future, perfect], דו וועסט האָבן געלאַכט [future, perfect], איר וועט האָבן געלאַכט [future, perfect], ער וועט האָבן געלאַכט [future, perfect], זיי וועלן האָבן געלאַכט [future, perfect]
  1. To laugh Derived forms: אויסלאַכן (oyslakhn), צעלאַכן (tselakhn)

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "lachen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German lachen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "lahhen"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German lahhen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*hlahjaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German lachen, from Old High German lahhen, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lakhn",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "געלאַכט",
      "roman": "gelakht",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yi-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לאַכן",
      "roman": "lakhn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לאַכנדיק",
      "roman": "lakhndik",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "געלאַכט",
      "roman": "gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "האָבן",
      "roman": "hobn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איך לאַך",
      "roman": "ikh lakh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מיר לאַכן",
      "roman": "mir lakhn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "דו לאַכסט",
      "roman": "du lakhst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איר לאַכט",
      "roman": "ir lakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ער לאַכט",
      "roman": "er lakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "זיי לאַכן",
      "roman": "zey lakhn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לאַך (דו)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakh (du)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לאַכט (איר)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakht (ir)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yi-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איך האָב געלאַכט",
      "roman": "ikh hob gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מיר האָבן געלאַכט",
      "roman": "mir hobn gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "דו האָסט געלאַכט",
      "roman": "du host gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איר האָט געלאַכט",
      "roman": "ir hot gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ער האָט געלאַכט",
      "roman": "er hot gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "זיי האָבן געלאַכט",
      "roman": "zey hobn gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איך האָב געהאַט געלאַכט",
      "roman": "ikh hob gehat gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מיר האָבן געהאַט געלאַכט",
      "roman": "mir hobn gehat gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "דו האָסט געהאַט געלאַכט",
      "roman": "du host gehat gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איר האָט געהאַט געלאַכט",
      "roman": "ir hot gehat gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ער האָט געהאַט געלאַכט",
      "roman": "er hot gehat gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "זיי האָבן געהאַט געלאַכט",
      "roman": "zey hobn gehat gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איך וועל לאַכן",
      "roman": "ikh vel lakhn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מיר וועלן לאַכן",
      "roman": "mir veln lakhn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "דו וועסט לאַכן",
      "roman": "du vest lakhn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איר וועט לאַכן",
      "roman": "ir vet lakhn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ער וועט לאַכן",
      "roman": "er vet lakhn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "זיי וועלן לאַכן",
      "roman": "zey veln lakhn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איך וועל האָבן געלאַכט",
      "roman": "ikh vel hobn gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מיר וועלן האָבן געלאַכט",
      "roman": "mir veln hobn gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "דו וועסט האָבן געלאַכט",
      "roman": "du vest hobn gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איר וועט האָבן געלאַכט",
      "roman": "ir vet hobn gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ער וועט האָבן געלאַכט",
      "roman": "er vet hobn gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "זיי וועלן האָבן געלאַכט",
      "roman": "zey veln hobn gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "perfect"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "געלאַכט"
      },
      "expansion": "לאַכן • (lakhn) (past participle געלאַכט (gelakht))",
      "name": "yi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "yi-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Yiddish links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "oyslakhn",
          "word": "אויסלאַכן"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tselakhn",
          "word": "צעלאַכן"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              22,
              28
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              25,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              26,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The man plans and God laughs.",
          "roman": "der mentsh trakht un got lakht.",
          "text": "דער מענטש טראַכט און גאָט לאַכט.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To laugh"
      ],
      "id": "en-לאַכן-yi-verb-lClpfwL6",
      "links": [
        [
          "laugh",
          "laugh"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɫaχn̩/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "לאַכן"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "oyslakhn",
      "word": "אויסלאַכן"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tselakhn",
      "word": "צעלאַכן"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "lachen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German lachen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "lahhen"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German lahhen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*hlahjaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German lachen, from Old High German lahhen, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lakhn",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "געלאַכט",
      "roman": "gelakht",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yi-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לאַכן",
      "roman": "lakhn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לאַכנדיק",
      "roman": "lakhndik",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "געלאַכט",
      "roman": "gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "האָבן",
      "roman": "hobn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איך לאַך",
      "roman": "ikh lakh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מיר לאַכן",
      "roman": "mir lakhn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "דו לאַכסט",
      "roman": "du lakhst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איר לאַכט",
      "roman": "ir lakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ער לאַכט",
      "roman": "er lakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "זיי לאַכן",
      "roman": "zey lakhn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לאַך (דו)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakh (du)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לאַכט (איר)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakht (ir)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yi-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איך האָב געלאַכט",
      "roman": "ikh hob gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מיר האָבן געלאַכט",
      "roman": "mir hobn gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "דו האָסט געלאַכט",
      "roman": "du host gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איר האָט געלאַכט",
      "roman": "ir hot gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ער האָט געלאַכט",
      "roman": "er hot gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "זיי האָבן געלאַכט",
      "roman": "zey hobn gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איך האָב געהאַט געלאַכט",
      "roman": "ikh hob gehat gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מיר האָבן געהאַט געלאַכט",
      "roman": "mir hobn gehat gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "דו האָסט געהאַט געלאַכט",
      "roman": "du host gehat gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איר האָט געהאַט געלאַכט",
      "roman": "ir hot gehat gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ער האָט געהאַט געלאַכט",
      "roman": "er hot gehat gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "זיי האָבן געהאַט געלאַכט",
      "roman": "zey hobn gehat gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איך וועל לאַכן",
      "roman": "ikh vel lakhn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מיר וועלן לאַכן",
      "roman": "mir veln lakhn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "דו וועסט לאַכן",
      "roman": "du vest lakhn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איר וועט לאַכן",
      "roman": "ir vet lakhn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ער וועט לאַכן",
      "roman": "er vet lakhn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "זיי וועלן לאַכן",
      "roman": "zey veln lakhn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איך וועל האָבן געלאַכט",
      "roman": "ikh vel hobn gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מיר וועלן האָבן געלאַכט",
      "roman": "mir veln hobn gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "דו וועסט האָבן געלאַכט",
      "roman": "du vest hobn gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "איר וועט האָבן געלאַכט",
      "roman": "ir vet hobn gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ער וועט האָבן געלאַכט",
      "roman": "er vet hobn gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "זיי וועלן האָבן געלאַכט",
      "roman": "zey veln hobn gelakht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "perfect"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "געלאַכט"
      },
      "expansion": "לאַכן • (lakhn) (past participle געלאַכט (gelakht))",
      "name": "yi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "yi-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
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        "Yiddish links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Yiddish links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Middle High German",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Old High German",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German",
        "Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Yiddish terms with usage examples",
        "Yiddish verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              22,
              28
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              25,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              26,
              31
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          ],
          "english": "The man plans and God laughs.",
          "roman": "der mentsh trakht un got lakht.",
          "text": "דער מענטש טראַכט און גאָט לאַכט.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To laugh"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "laugh",
          "laugh"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɫaχn̩/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "לאַכן"
}

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