chatuna
Pronunciations
chatuna | (chah-too-NAH) | listen |
Definitions
n. Wedding.
Example Sentences
"Zev and Elisheva's khasene is on Sunday."
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
Etymology
TH חתונה khatuná (Ashkenazi: khasúne) > Y חתונה khásene
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
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- Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
- The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
- Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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Alternative Spellings
chassunah, hasuna, chassuna, chasunah, chasuna, chasanah, khasene, chatunah, chasene, chaseneh, khasene, khaseneh, khasoneh, khasone, chasoneh, chasone
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