Monday, April 1, 2019

words - Why do many (most?) people call the upcoming holiday "Peysach"?



In some Ashkenazic dialects, lots of words in which the first syllable is accented and the vowel is segol are pronounced as though they had a tzeirei. Examples include "meylech," "tzeydek," and "peyrek."


But even those who pronounce words of this class with a segol (like me) still say "peysach." As far as I know, this is the only one where this is done. Why is this?



Answer



As you suggested, but because in Yiddish it is pronounced Pay-sach.


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