"לאָך" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

Forms: lokh [romanization], lekher [romanization]
Etymology: Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh. Compare German Loch. Etymology templates: {{inh|yi|gmh|loch}} Middle High German loch, {{inh|yi|goh|loh}} Old High German loh, {{cog|de|Loch}} German Loch Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=f|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} לאָך • (lokh) m or f, {{yi-noun|g=mf|pl=לעכער}} לאָך • (lokh) m or f, plural לעכער (lekher)
  1. hole Derived forms: אָטעמלאָך (otemlokh) (english: blowhole), בלאָזלאָך (blozlokh) (english: blowhole), נאָזלאָך (nozlokh) (english: nostril), שליסל־לאָך (shlisl-lokh) (english: keyhole), קנאָפּלאָך (knoplokh) (english: buttonhole)
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German loh",
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      "expansion": "German Loch",
      "name": "cog"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh. Compare German Loch.",
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      "form": "lokh",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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        "romanization"
      ]
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      },
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      "name": "head"
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        "pl": "לעכער"
      },
      "expansion": "לאָך • (lokh) m or f, plural לעכער (lekher)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "blowhole",
          "roman": "otemlokh",
          "word": "אָטעמלאָך"
        },
        {
          "english": "blowhole",
          "roman": "blozlokh",
          "word": "בלאָזלאָך"
        },
        {
          "english": "nostril",
          "roman": "nozlokh",
          "word": "נאָזלאָך"
        },
        {
          "english": "keyhole",
          "roman": "shlisl-lokh",
          "word": "שליסל־לאָך"
        },
        {
          "english": "buttonhole",
          "roman": "knoplokh",
          "word": "קנאָפּלאָך"
        }
      ],
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        "hole"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "hole",
          "hole"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "לאָך"
}
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      "word": "אָטעמלאָך"
    },
    {
      "english": "blowhole",
      "roman": "blozlokh",
      "word": "בלאָזלאָך"
    },
    {
      "english": "nostril",
      "roman": "nozlokh",
      "word": "נאָזלאָך"
    },
    {
      "english": "keyhole",
      "roman": "shlisl-lokh",
      "word": "שליסל־לאָך"
    },
    {
      "english": "buttonhole",
      "roman": "knoplokh",
      "word": "קנאָפּלאָך"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German loch",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "loh"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German loh",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Loch"
      },
      "expansion": "German Loch",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh. Compare German Loch.",
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    {
      "form": "lokh",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lekher",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "head"
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    {
      "args": {
        "g": "mf",
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      },
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  ],
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        "Yiddish feminine nouns",
        "Yiddish lemmas",
        "Yiddish masculine nouns",
        "Yiddish nouns",
        "Yiddish nouns with multiple genders",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Middle High German",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Old High German",
        "Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German",
        "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hole"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hole",
          "hole"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "לאָך"
}

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