kishn

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Definitions

  • n. A pillow, cushion.

Example Sentences

  • "I use 'shtib' instead of 'room'. But my things are in a 'closet', not a 'shofe'. I sleep on a 'kishen', not a 'pillow'. but I go to the 'store', not the 'gesheft.'" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • קישן kishn

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      kishen

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