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‖ lechayim|ləˈxaɪɪm|
Also l'chaim, l'chay(i)m, lechaim, lehayim.
[Heb., ‘to life’.]
A drinking toast: to life!
1932L. Golding Magnolia St. iii. ix. 582 ‘Here's mud in your eye!’ says the Chicagoan. ‘Lechayim! To Life!’ says Mr. Emmanuel. 1963Encounter Apr. 35/1 The guests stood and raising their glasses honoured me, in Hebrew, with that most beautiful of toasts: Lechaim! To life! 1968M. Richler in R. Weaver Canad. Short Stories 2nd Ser. 193 ‘I been here seven years ago and what we done since, it's remarkable. L'chaym.’ ‘L'chaym.’ 1968P. Durst Badge of Infamy iii. 23 Chaim raised his glass. ‘Good health.’ ‘L'chaim,’ Michael returned. 1968L. Rosten Joys of Yiddish 205 L'chayim, pronounced l-khy-im, with a resounding German kh, to rhyme with ‘to fry 'em’. Hebrew: ‘To life.’ The toast offered, with raised glass, before sipping wine or liquor: ‘To your health.’ 1973Jewish Chron. 2 Feb. 16/4 Miss Kitt raised her wine-glass. ‘L'chayim,’ she said. |