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Yiddish

Yiddish is the "Patois" of languages of every eastern European country with any significant Jewish population during the past 600 years. Dormant for a while after the great Jewish migrations of the early 20th Century and the mass exterminations of the 1930s and 40s, it's experiencing a resurgence today.

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What is the yiddish word for grandchild?

The Yiddish word for grandchild is "einikel" for a grandson and "einikl" for a granddaughter.

Yiddish word for grandmother?

Depending on your dialect, the Yiddish word for grandmother could be either bobe (pronounced something close to BAW-beh) or bube (pronounced something close to BOO-beh). Grandfather is zeyde (pronounced something close to ZEY-deh). The word for grandparents is a combination of both: bobe-zeyde.

Yiddish for grandmother?

The Yiddish word for grandmother is "Bubbe" or "Bubby."

What does yiddish mean?

Yiddish is the historical language of the Ashkenazi Jews, combining elements of German with Hebrew and Aramaic. It is primarily spoken by Jewish communities originating from Central and Eastern Europe.

How do you say Mother in Yiddish?

In Yiddish, "mother" is pronounced as "mame" (מאַמע).

What is the Yiddish slang for buttocks?

* Tush or tushy (from the Yiddish language "tuchis" or "tochis" meaning "under" or "beneath")

How do you say black in Yiddish?

In Yiddish, the word for black is "שווארץ" (shvarts).

What is the etymology of the Yiddish name Pesia Peshe?

The name Pesia or Peshe is of Yiddish origin and is derived from the Hebrew name Pnina, meaning "pearl" or "coral." It is a common name among Ashkenazi Jews and may also have variations such as Pessia or Pesse.

Love you in yiddish?

In Yiddish, "love you" can be translated as "Ikh hob dikh lib."

What does emiss mean in yiddish?

In Yiddish, "emiss" means "mission" or "task." It can also refer to a specific important duty or responsibility.

What is the yiddish word for truth?

The word "Emmis" is taken from a Hebrew/Yiddish word - meaning "absolute truth". Also spelled Emess

Yiddish word for love?

The Yiddish word for love is "libe."

What does the Yiddish word that sounds like e'ma mean?

"EE-mah" is a Hebrew word, meaning 'mother'. The Yiddish word for 'mother' is "MOO-tehr" ... straight from German.

What is the yiddish word for mother?

The Yiddish word for mother is "mame" (מאַמע).

The spelling of a word that sounds like kumshaw which you think may be yiddish for a secret little gift of pocket money?

Kumshaw

Contraband - Sometimes related to "bribery". From the Chinese "Kam-hsia". In the Navy 'kumshaw' is slang for a gift or bribe to get something. Usually a 5 pound can of coffee will get your job moved to the head of the line so that it got done faster.

What is the yiddish form of irving?

Irving: "Beautiful, handsome, fair" - Hebrew Equivalent: Shefer

What does the Yiddish word Vort mean?

  1. A VORT (וואָרט) is an engagement party or pre-marriage ceremony known as "The Breaking of the Plate." The literal meaning of "vort" is "word," whereby the prospective bride and groom give their formal commitment-- i.e, their "word"-- to marry. A ceramic plate is traditionally broken-- customarily by the couple's mothers-- to signify the seriousness (and finality) of the couple's commitment to each other, similar to the groom's breaking of a glass under the chupah.
  2. A second meaning is a short, 15-minute or so, discourse on a topic of Torah, Talmud, or Midrash.
  3. A third meaning is an epigrammatic statement, usually in the name of a Hassidic Rabbi, distinguished by its cleverness, wittiness or philosophical uniqueness.

Thank you in yiddish?

אַ דאַנק דיר- a dank dir....

or just 'a dank'.

How do you say Anna in Yiddish?

"Anna" is typically transliterated into Yiddish as "ענע" (Ena).

What is the correct yiddish spelling of Filick or Philip?

Filick: "Unable to find information"

Philip or Phillip: "Lover of horses" - Hebrew Equivalent: Peresh

Hello in yiddish?

The most common one is still "shalom aleichem", from Hebrew (and Arabic).