שדכן
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew שידך \\ שִׁדֵּךְ (shidékh, “to match”), suffixed in Yiddish with ־ן (-n), from Hebrew ־ָן (-án).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃadχn/, [ˈʃatχn̩]
Noun
שדכן • (shadkhn) m, plural שדכנים (shadkhonem)
- matchmaker, marriage broker
Related terms
- שידוך (shidekh)
- שדכניש (shadkhonish)
- שדכנות (shadkhones)
- משדך זײַן (meshadekh zayn)
- שדכן זיך (shadkhn zikh)
Descendants
- → English: shadchen
- → German: Schadchen