Yiddish
Germanic Hebrew-script language
Yiddish is a language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews, derived from medieval German with Hebrew, Aramaic, and Slavic elements.
It uses Hebrew script.
Many Yiddish words have entered English: *schmuck*, *chutzpah*, *schmaltz*, *kvetch*, *mensch*.
As an adjective, Yiddish describes things relating to this language or its culture: Yiddish theater, Yiddish humor.
Boiled, then baked roll
kugel · latke · blintz · challah · matzo · borscht · kreplach · tzimmes
Historic Jewish village
- klezmerTraditional Ashkenazi folk music
- AshkenaziJews of European descent
- dreidelHebrew-lettered spinning top
- menorahJewish ceremonial lampstand
Hasidism · mamaloshen · pogrom · diaspora · bubbe · yahrzeit · landsman · shiva
Shameless, admirable audacity
- schmoozeChat to gain favor
- kvetchHabitual grumbler
- schlepAwkward, effortful journey
- shtickPerformer's signature gimmick
mensch · klutz · nosh · kibitz · tchotchke · bubkes · verklempt · meshuga
- GermanicOf Teutonic language stock
- dialectRegional language variety
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
- loanwordsAdopted foreign vocabulary
transliteration · romanization · pronunciation · vocabulary · idioms · proverbs · fluency · calque
bagel
Boiled, then baked roll
knish · kugel · latke · blintz · challah · matzo · borscht · kreplach · tzimmes · babka
shtetl
Historic Jewish village
- klezmerTraditional Ashkenazi folk music
- AshkenaziJews of European descent
- dreidelHebrew-lettered spinning top
menorah · Hasidism · mamaloshen · pogrom · diaspora · bubbe · yahrzeit · landsman · shiva · simcha
chutzpah
Shameless, admirable audacity
shtick · mensch · klutz · nosh · kibitz · tchotchke · bubkes · verklempt · meshuga · schvitz
mamaloshen
- GermanicOf Teutonic language stock
- dialectRegional language variety
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
loanwords · transliteration · romanization · pronunciation · vocabulary · idioms · proverbs · fluency · calque · borrowing
Torah
Judaism's core scripture
synagogue · Shabbat · kosher · mitzvah · Hebrew · Kabbalah · shul · bimah · minyan · mohel
- Jewish LanguagesLadino, Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish, Modern Hebrew
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- Indo-European LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Spanish, Italian
- Jewish cultureTorah, synagogue, synagogues, rabbi, rabbis
- Jewish heritageTorah scrolls, synagogues, Ashkenazi, rabbis, Sephardic
- Jewish Lifesynagogues, rabbis, Torah scrolls, Torah study, Shabbat
YiddishHebrew
Semitic language of Israel
Aramaic · High German · Arabic · Ladino · Judeo-Spanish
- Yiddish humorAshkenazi comedic sensibility
- Yiddish theaterJewish dramatic tradition