ייִד
Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German jude, from Old High German judo, a borrowing from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Hebrew יהודי (yehudí).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɪd/ (Standard Yiddish)
Noun
ייִד • (yid) m, plural ייִדן (yidn), diminutive ייִדל (yidl) or ייִדעלע (yidele)
- a Jew
Related terms
- ייִדישקע (yidishke)
- ייִדיש (yidish)