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shadkhan

shad khan ▶noun |ˈSHätKHən, SHädˈKHän ˈʃɑtxən |(also shadchan ) ( noun pl. same, shadkhanim |ˌSHädKHäˈnēm |, or shadkhans ) a Jewish professional matchmaker or marriage broker. ORIGIN from Yiddish shadkhn, based on Hebrew šiddēḵ ‘negotiate. ’

 

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shadkhan

shad |khan ▶noun variant spelling of shadchan.