חסקה

Hebrew

Alternative forms

  • חָסָקָה (khásaka)
  • חַסַקֶה (khásake)

Etymology

From South Levantine Arabic حسكة (ḥasake).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈχa.sake/
  • (Arabic Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈħa.sake/, [ˈħa.saka]

Noun

חֲסָקֶה • (khásake) f (plural indefinite חֲסָקוֹת)

  1. a type of boat, commonly used by Israeli lifeguards

Usage notes

See w:he:חסקה for a full description.

References

  • “חסקה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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