Pronunciations

Definitions

• v. Strive; study; lit. "rise."
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Yiddish

Etymology

• שטײַגן shtaygn 'rise, ascend, go up' (verbal stem is שטײַג shtayg)
  

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).

Alternative Spellings

shteyg, shtaig, shtayg