shteig
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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • v. To make progress in (religious) study.

  • v. To strive, grow, improve.

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שטײַגן shtaygn 'rise, ascend, go up'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      shteyg, shtaig, shtayg

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