eytse

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Pronunciations

eytse (AY-tseh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A suggestion; advice.

Example Sentences

  • "It is easier to give an etsa to others than to oneself." (Rabbi Nachman of Breslev) (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH עצה 'suggestion' > Y עצה eytse

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      etsa, etza, etzah, eytseh

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