תּחום

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew תְּחוּם (tḥúm, area, discipline)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

תּחום (tkhumm, plural תּחומען (tkhumen) or תּחומים (tkhumem)

  1. range, spectrum
  2. area
  3. field of study, discipline

Usage notes[edit]

According to the Yiddish Cultural Dictionary by Dovid Katz, the plural תּחומים (tkhumem) is used in a more learned style.