Yeshivish glossary term
taka
טאַקע
Meaning
- indeed
- really
- actually
Alternate spellings
tahke, takeh, takah
Usage and context
Often confirms that something is genuinely so. With questioning intonation, it can mean “Really?”
- Category
- everyday expression
- Language origin
- Yiddish
Example in Yeshivish
He was taka right about the delay.
Plain-English example
He really was right about the delay.