shadkhan
American
[shaht-kh uhn, shaht-khahn]
/ ˈʃɑt xən, ʃɑtˈxɑn /
Or
shadchan,
noun
Yiddish and Hebrew.
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shadkhanim,
plural
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shadkhans
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of shadkhan
Yiddish shatkhn < Hebrew shadhkhān, derivative of shiddēkh arrange a marriage
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