yiddish in English

adjective
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relating to Yiddish.
Orthodox Jews often use the Yiddish word shul to refer to their synagogue.
noun
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a language used by Jews in central and eastern Europe before the Holocaust. It was originally a German dialect with words from Hebrew and several modern languages and is today spoken mainly in the US, Israel, and Russia.
Yiddish was a living language, pronounced with great expression and musical cadence.

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1. Who picks up Yiddish?

2. Bashert means destiny in yiddish

3. Bashert, (Yiddish: באַשערט, also transliterated besherte, beshert or besherter) is a Yiddish word that means "destiny"

4. Anthologizing Yiddish in a Postvernacular Age

5. Bubbe is the Yiddish word for Grandmother

6. Acquainting Belarusian Jews with their Yiddish heritage

7. Cetology translation in English-Yiddish dictionary

8. Origin of Bupkis Yiddish bobkes from pl

9. Bubala is a Yiddish word for sweetheart

10. Bupkis Literally, in Yiddish it means "beans"

11. ‘as a child, I remember my Bubbie singing Yiddish songs’

12. • Yiddish characteristically uses a suffix that Connotes endearment and familiarity

13. Bashert is a Yiddish word that means "destiny"

14. The literal meaning of the Yiddish word Bupkis is nothing

15. 1 day ago · Duolingo is Adding a Yiddish course

16. Będzin, Poland (In Yiddish: "Bendin"; the Nazis renamed it "Bendsburg")

17. Yiddish and the Romani language were recognised in 1996 as non-territorial languages.

18. 12 I had begun writing in Hebrew,[www.Sentencedict.com] then changed over to Yiddish.

19. It has also been known as Bessarabia [English], Bessarabiya [Russian], Basarabia [Romanian], Basarabye [Yiddish]

20. For roughly a thousand years, Yiddish was the shared vernacular language of Ashkenazic Jewry

21. This is an Anglicized form of the Jewish surname ‘Diament,’ which means diamond in Yiddish

22. Yiddish is the Judæo-German language developed by Ashkenazi Jews who migrated to Central Europe.

23. Named Bubala Yiddish for close to one’s heart is this cabled pullover with bobbles

24. During that period, he also found interest and entertainment in the performances of Yiddish theatre.

25. Bashert is a multi layered word from the Yiddish for ‘meant to be’ or soulmate

26. As the Jewish population grew, so did the impact of Yiddish culture on the region.

27. This is best reflected in the demise of the Yiddish-language press in New York.

28. Bupkis literally means ‘goat’s dropping’ in Yiddish, but it is used to say ‘nothing, zero, zilch’

29. In Yiddish, this perfect match is called "Bashert," a word meaning fate or destiny

30. The etymology of the Yiddish word—spelled, generally, either Bashert or beshert —is something of a mystery

31. The name Abush is a boy's name of Hebrew, Yiddish origin meaning "Father of multitudes"

32. They presented a range of repertory but were acclaimed for familiar Yiddish plays with a politicized twist.

33. Bashert is a Yiddish word that Klepfisz uses to mean multiple things: inevitability, a sense of finality, hopelessness, inexplicability.

34. But as is the case with many Yiddish words, Bupkis can add richness and nuance to the description of situations

35. Chutzpah: 1 n (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity Synonyms: chutzpa , hutzpah Type of: cheekiness , crust , freshness , gall , impertinence , impudence

36. SHIme may be nonsense, or it may refer to shimmy or some other term(Sentencedict.com), but it is not Yiddish.

37. Ashkenazi definition is - a member of one of the two great divisions of Jews comprising the eastern European Yiddish-speaking Jews.

38. 30 An important element in Chasidic tradition is its devotion to Yiddish, even in prayer, which is usually in Hebrew.

39. What does Ashkenazi mean? A member of the branch of European Jews, historically Yiddish-speaking, who settled in central and eastern Europe

40. What does Chutzpah mean? The definition of Chutzpah is a Yiddish word that refers to shameless boldness or almost-arrogant courage

41. Buffoonery: 1 n acting like a clown or buffoon Synonyms: clowning , frivolity , harlequinade , japery , prank Types: schtick , schtik , shtick , shtik (Yiddish) a

42. broiges‎, Broigus‎ Origin & history Borrowing from Yiddish ברוגז‎ (broyges), from Hebrew alt=ברוגז \ בְּרֹגֶז‎; ("lit=in anger, with anger")

43. [Short for Yiddish bialistoker (kukhn), (cake) from Bial̷ystok, Bialy, from bialistoker, from Bial̷ystok.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

44. In 1989, the Jewish center founded its Sunday school, where children study Yiddish, learn folk Jewish dance, and learn about the history of Israel.

45. In the largest genomic study of Ashkenazic Jews, and the first one to study Yiddish speakers, we applied our Geographic Population Structure (GPS) tool – …

46. Potato pancakes are commonly associated with traditional Czech, Ukrainian, Yiddish, German, Hungarian and Polish cuisines, although other cuisines (including those of India and Korea) also have similar potato pancakes.

47. The Online Catalog includes romanized records for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language material Cataloged since 1984, Hebrew and Yiddish Cataloged since 1988, and Arabic and Persian Cataloged since 1991

48. MINHOGIM (YIDDISH Custumal), SIMEON HA-LEVI GÜNZBURG, AMSTERDAM: SOLOMON BEN JOSEPH KATZ PROOPS, 170761 folios (7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.; 184 x 140 mm) on paper

49. This famous Jewish bread is indeed a New York City tradition ("Bialy" is a Yiddish word, believed to come from Poland), and many customers cannot start their day without one

50. MINHOGIM (YIDDISH Custumal), SIMEON HA-LEVI GÜNZBURG, AMSTERDAM: ELIJAH ABOAB [AND MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL], 164576 folios (7 1/4 x 5 5/8 in.; 183 x 142 mm) on paper