yahrzeit

Etymology


Borrowed from, from ; from (from , ultimately from ) +  (from , ultimately from ). The Yiddish word is cognate with 🇨🇬, which heavily influenced the spelling and pronunciation once the word was borrowed into English. .

Noun

 * 1)  The anniversary of a person's death, usually a parent's, often marked by the lighting of a memorial candle and other rituals.

Translations

 * Hebrew:
 * Spanish: aniversario luctuoso
 * Yiddish: