DAVEN


Meaning of DAVEN in English

v.

Variant: also do · ven

Pronunciation: ' dä-v ə n, ' do ̇ -

Function: intransitive verb

Etymology: Yiddish davnen

Date: circa 1930

: to recite the prescribed prayers in a Jewish liturgy

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