שידוך

Hebrew
Root
שׁ־ד־ך‎ (š-d-k)

Noun

שידוך / שִׁדּוּךְ • (shidúkh) m [pattern: קִטּוּל]

  1. matchmaking

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שידוך / שִׁדּוּךְ‎.

Noun

שידוך • (shidekh) m, plural שידוכים‎ (shidukhem)

  1. match (potential partner for marriage, usually arranged by a matchmaker)
    ‏אַ שידוך זאָל מען טאָן אין דער היים, אַ גנבֿה אין דער פֿרעמד.‎‎
    a shidekh zol men ton in der heym, a gneyve in der fremd.
    A match should be made at home, a theft in a foreign place.
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