Definitions

• n. Basis for an innovative argument.

• n. A quote, citation.

• n. An origin.

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew
• Yiddish

Etymology

• Heb. מקור / מָקוֹר makor 'source, origin' (plural מקורות / מְקוֹרוֹת‎ mekorot) > Yid. מקור moker or mekor 'source, origin' (plural מקורים mekoyrim or מקורות mekoyres)

Who Uses This

• Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
• Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).