chalesh

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Pronunciations

chalesh (KHAH-lihsh) listen

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Definitions

  • v. To faint.

  • v. To crave.

Example Sentences

  • "Many poor tzadikim are chaleshing to be rich beinonim." (source)

  • "When you saw her new apartment you were khaleshing."

  • "After a thirty-six hour shift, I was chalishing to go home already." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y חלשן khaleshn 'to faint'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      khalesh, chalash, khalash, halash, halesh, chalisch, khalisch, khalish, chalish

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