dayga

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dayga (DYE-guh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A worry, problem.

Example Sentences

  • "The Chiddushei HaRim says it is a specific ‘disease’ called ‘Dayga’ – ‘Daygas haParnassa’, namely worry about making a proper living." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish
  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • TH דאגה da'aga > Y דאגה dayge

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      diega, dayge, diege, da'aga, da'agah, da-aga, da-agah

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