täˈkä(ˌ)nä noun
( plural takka·noth or takka·not -ˌnōs; ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈnōt(h), -ōs)
Etymology: Late Hebrew taqqānāh
: a rabbinic ordinance initiating a practice not directly based on biblical authority or oral tradition and promulgated to meet the needs of the times or circumstances