# shul

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʃʊl/ · frequency rank #74,502

## Definitions
1. An Ashkenazi synagogue.

## Etymology
From Yiddish שול (shul, “school, synagogue”), from Old High German scuola (“school”), from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ). Doublet of schola and school.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shul