tsar

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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. Grief, sorrow.

Example Sentences

  • "It is amazing how what you once thought was so very important or what was a must have seems so trivial after you go through real tzar." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y צער tsar from TH צַעַר⁩ tsá'ar 'sadness'

      • 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

      tzar

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