"יענטע" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Yiddish]

Forms: yente [romanization], yentes [romanization]
Etymology: From the name of the fictional character "Yente Telebende", created by humorist Jacob Adler. The name יענטע (yente) is a back-formation from the nickname יענטעלע (yentele), originally a nickname for יענטל (yentl), which is probably derived from a Romance source akin to Italian gentile. Etymology templates: {{cog|it|gentile}} Italian gentile Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} יענטע • (yente) f, {{yi-noun|g=f|pl=s}} יענטע • (yente) f, plural יענטעס (yentes)
  1. A female busybody or gossipmonger, yenta
    Sense id: en-יענטע-yi-noun--iLIPUmZ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant script codes: 89 11
  2. A matchmaker.
    Sense id: en-יענטע-yi-noun-68I0CVZN

Inflected forms

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          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "yenta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: yenta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: yenta"
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "Italian gentile",
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  ],
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    {
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "יענטע • (yente) f",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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  "lang": "Yiddish",
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        [
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          "yenta",
          "yenta"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A matchmaker."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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    "Yiddish lemmas",
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    "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes"
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  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yentes",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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      },
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      ],
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          "yenta"
        ]
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        "A matchmaker."
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}

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