Definitions

  • n. The mind, brain; brains.

Example Sentences

  • "With an imaginative moyekh that is overflowing with ideas, you will feel the need to do everything." (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y מוח moyekh

    • 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

      moyech, moiekh, moiech

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