karka

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Pronunciations

karka (KAHR-kuh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Land, ground.

  • n. A cemetery plot.

Example Sentences

  • "Israel is only a shtickle karka compared to its neighbors, but it's a place every Jew can call home."

  • "My grandfather bought the karke next to his brother."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH קרקע 'ground, land' > Y קרקע karke 'ground, land, cemetery plot'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

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