מאַכן

See also: מאָכן and מאכן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German machen, from Old High German mahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn. For the sense "to wave", compare Polish machać, Ukrainian маха́ти (maxáty), both formed with the instrumental case (e.g. "machać rękami").

Verb

מאַכן • (makhn) (past participle געמאַכט (gemakht))

  1. to make, create
  2. to do
  3. to say
  4. to be, feel
    וואָס מאַכט ער ― vos makht er ― How is he?
  5. (with מיט (mit)) to wave
    מאַכן מיט די הענט
    makhn mit di hent
    to wave with the hands

Conjugation

Derived terms

Noun

מאַכן • (makhn)

  1. plural of מאַך (makh)

References

  • Uriel Weinreich (1955) Yiddish Blends with a Slavic Element, WORD, 11:4,607
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