ken zain

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Definitions

  • adv. Possibly.

Example Sentences

  • “Although I have to go out of town, ken zain I'll be back in time for shiur." (Weiser)

  • "Ken Zain it’ll be a mixture of the tzionishe dialect with yeshivish, ken zein something else. Ich veis nisht." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • קען זײַן ken zayn 'lit. can be'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      ken zayn, ken zein, ken zeyn

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