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A brief glossary of important and commonly used Yiddish words and phrases. Bissel (bisl)— A little bit, as in “I just want to eat a bissel right now.” Bubbe (bubby) — Grandmother
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These English words of Yiddish origin, except as noted, are in the online editions of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (AHD), or the Merriam-Webster dictionary (MW).
3 sty 2019 · Many Yiddish words have made their way into American English. These "Yinglish" terms often evoke warmth, irony, hardship, and strong family ties.
9 lip 2024 · What follows is a list of some of the more well-known words of Yiddish origin to have entered English. Our little list is not the whole megillah, but it ain't bubkes.
1031 entries that do not appear in any Jewish English dictionary. BROWSE: See full lexicon in alphabetical order. See a random list of words. ADVANCED SEARCH: (See the NOTES for information about these languages, dictionaries, and types of people.) Languages of origin.
19 cze 2024 · Glossary of Jewish terms. The following is a glossary of terms used in Judaism. Complete definitions of these terms, and additional sources, may be found in the full entries to which each term is linked. Contents:
Jewish English Lexicon (JEL) is an online dictionary of the language spoken by Jewish English speakers, encompassesing a varied assortment of terms that originate from ancient and modern Hebrew, Aramaic, Yiddish, Ladino, Arabic, among other languages.
