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Yiddish
- /ˈjɪd.ɪʃ/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Yiddish ייִדיש (yidish), from Middle High German jüdisch (in reference to the language, more fully jüdischdiutsch (literally “Jewish-German”)). By surface analysis, Yid + -ish. Piecewise doublet of Jewish.
adjective more Yiddish · most Yiddish
- Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language. As a Yiddish proverb has it: Badarf men hunik ven tsuker iz zis? Who needs honey when sugar is sweet?
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Jewish; relating to Yiddishkeit.
Yiddish cooking; Yiddish music
Similar: Jewish
proper noun
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A West Germanic, or more specifically High German, language that developed from Middle High German dialects, with an admixture of vocabulary from multiple source languages including Hebrew-Aramaic, Romance, Slavic, English, etc., and mostly written in Hebrew characters which is used mainly among Ashkenazic Jews from central and eastern Europe.
Yiddish is a High German language […] two varieties of Yiddish developed […]
Similar: Jewish
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: judeo-german, ashkenazic, judaeo-german, hebraic, orthodox jewish, hebraistic, russian, german, synagogical, yinglish, synagogal, zionistic, orthodox, spanish, talmudic, yajurvedic
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adj of or pertaining to the Yiddish language
| हिन्दी | यिद्दी yiddī, यिडिश yiḍiś |
|---|---|
| Português | iídiche |
| Français | yiddish |
| Deutsch | jiddisch, judendeutsch, judenteutsch, jüdischdeutsch, jüdisch-deutsch, jüdischteutsch |
| Italiano | yiddish |
| Ελληνικά | γίντις gíntis |
| Română | idiș |
| Русский | и́диш ídiš |
| עברית | אִידִישָׁאִי idishai |
name language
| Español | ídish, yidis, yídish |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이디시어 idisieo |
| 日本語 | イディッシュ語 Idisshu-go |
| 中文 | 意第緒語 /意第绪语 yìdìxùyǔ |
| हिन्दी | यिद्दी yiddī, यिडिश yiḍiś |
| Português | iídiche, ídiche |
| Français | yiddish |
| Deutsch | Jiddisch, Jidisch, Jüdischdeutsch, Jüdisch-Deutsch, Judendeutsch, Judenteutsch |
| Italiano | yiddish |
| Ελληνικά | γίντις gíntis |
| Română | idiș |
| Русский | и́диш ídiš, и́дыш ídyš |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếng Yiddish |
| العربية | يِدِيشِيَّة yidīšiyya, إِيدِيش ʔīdīš, اليِدِيشِيَّة al-yidīšiyya |
| עברית | יִידִישׁ yidish, אידיש idish |
Talk about this word "Yiddish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yiddish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Yiddish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yiddish "Yiddish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yiddish.Cite this
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title = {Yiddish},
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