צוויי

Possibly an alteration of dialectal שטשאַוויי (shtshavey).


קו

From Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō.


הײַפֿיש

yi-noun

הײַפֿיש • (hayfish) m, plural הײַפֿיש (hayfish)


בין

From Middle High German bine, from Old High German bini. Compare German Biene.


בהמה

בהמה • (beheyme) f, plural בהמות (beheymes)

beheyme (romanization)
beheymes (romanization)

(derogatory) beast, brute (person who acts in an uncivilised manner)


פֿויגל

פֿויגל • (foygl) m, plural פֿייגל (feygl) or פֿויגלען (foyglen), diminutive פֿייגעלע (feygele)

foygl (romanization)
feygl (romanization)
foyglen (romanization)
feygele (romanization)

Some Southern dialects, New York Chassidish

From Old High German fogal (compare German Vogel), from Proto-West Germanic *fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.


ביצה

ביצה • (beytse) f, plural ביצים (beytsim)

beytse (romanization)
beytsim (romanization)


שפּין

שפּין • (shpin) f, plural שפּינען (shpinen)

shpin (romanization)
shpinen (romanization)

From Middle High German spinne, from Old High German spinna.


חיה

khaye (romanization)
khayes (romanization)


בער

From Middle High German bër, from Old High German bero. Compare German Bär.

דובֿ־בער דובֿ־בער#Yiddish

a male given name, often together with Hebrew equivalent דוב (dov), i.e. דובֿ־בער (dov-ber)


הירש

הירש • (hirsh) m, plural הירשן (hirshn), feminine הירשין (hirshin)

hirsh (romanization)
hirshn (romanization)
hirshin (romanization)

From Middle High German hirz, from Old High German hiruz, from Proto-West Germanic *herut, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz. Compare German Hirsch.


לייב

From Middle High German lewe, from Old High German leo (both with variants), from Proto-West Germanic *lēwō, from Latin leō.


בוים

בוים • (boym) m, plural ביימער (beymer), diminutive ביימל (beyml) or ביימעלע (beymele)

boym (romanization)
beymer (romanization)
beyml (romanization)
beymele (romanization)

From Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Compare German Baum. Akin to Dutch boom, West Frisian beam, English beam.


בלום

בלום • (blum) f, plural בלומען (blumen), diminutive בלימל (bliml)

blum (romanization)
blumen (romanization)
bliml (romanization)

From Middle High German bluome, from Old High German bluomo, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to blossom, flourish”).


קווייט

From Old Polish kwiet (compare to modern Polish kwiat), from Proto-Slavic *květъ.


הונט

yi-noun

הונט • (hunt) m, plural הינט (hint), diminutive הינטל (hintl) or הינטעלע (hintele)

hunt (romanization)
hintl (romanization)
hintele (romanization)

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.

(derogatory) bitch (disagreeable, aggressive person, usually female)


חזיר

חזיר • (khazer) m, plural חזירים (khazeyrem), diminutive חזירל (khazerl)

khazer (romanization)
khazeyrem (romanization)
khazerl (romanization)

→ Dutch: miesgasser


פֿערד

פֿערד • (ferd) n, plural פֿערד (ferd), diminutive פֿערדל (ferdl)

ferd (romanization)
ferdl (romanization)

From Middle High German phert, pherit, pferift (“riding horse”), from Old High German pherit, pfarifrit, parafred, from Late Latin paraverēdus (originally “substitute post horse”). Cognate to German Pferd.


פֿיש

פֿיש • (fish) m, plural פֿיש (fish) or פֿישן (fishn)

From Middle High German visch, from Old High German fisk, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.


קאָמאַר

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קאָמאַר • (komar) m

yi-noun

קאָמאַר • (komar) m, plural קאָמאַרן (komarn)

komar (romanization)
komarn (romanization)

From Russian and/or Ukrainian кома́р (komár); possibly also Polish komar although in that case stress would be expected to fall on the first syllable.


זשאַבע

זשאַבע • (zhabe) f, plural זשאַבעס (zhabes), diminutive זשאַבקע (zhabke)

zhabe (romanization)
zhabes (romanization)
zhabke (romanization)

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *žaba, probably via Polish żaba and Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian жа́ба (žába).


קראָקאָדיל

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קראָקאָדיל • (krokodil) m

yi-noun

קראָקאָדיל • (krokodil) m, plural קראָקאָדילן (krokodiln)

krokodil (romanization)
krokodiln (romanization)


טשערעפּאַכע

טשערעפּאַכע • (tsherepakhe) f, plural טשערעפּאַכעס (tsherepakhes)

tsherepakhe (romanization)
tsherepakhes (romanization)

/t͡ʃɛʁəˈpaχə/

From Russian and/or Ukrainian черепа́ха (čerepáxa).


יאַשטשערקע

יאַשטשערקע • (yashtsherke) f, plural יאַשטשערקעס (yashtsherkes)

yashtsherke (romanization)
yashtsherkes (romanization)

Borrowed from a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *aščerъka.
Compare Ukrainian я́щірка (jáščirka), Belarusian я́шчарка (jáščarka), Russian я́щерка (jáščerka) and Polish jaszczurka.


קאַטשקע

קאַטשקע • (katshke) f, plural קאַטשקעס (katshkes)

katshke (romanization)
katshkes (romanization)

From Polish kaczka, Belarusian, Russian and/or Ukrainian ка́чка (káčka).


סאָווע

head

סאָווע • (sove) f

yi-noun

סאָווע • (sove) f, plural סאָוועס (soves)

sove (romanization)
soves (romanization)

From Polish sowa, Belarusian сава́ (savá) and/or Ukrainian/Russian сова́ (sová), all from Proto-Slavic *sova.


אָדלער

אָדלער • (odler) m, plural אָדלערס (odlers)

odler (romanization)
odlers (romanization)


פּאָפּוגײַ

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פּאָפּוגײַ • (popugay) m

yi-noun

פּאָפּוגײַען

פּאָפּוגײַ • (popugay) m, plural פּאָפּוגײַען (popugayen)

popugay (romanization)
popugayen (romanization)

Borrowed from Russian попуга́й (popugáj), from Dutch papegaai, from Middle Dutch papegay, from Old French papegai, from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ).


שפּערל

From Middle High German sperlinc, from Old High German sperili(n)g, derived from sparo.


האָן

האָן • (hon) m, plural הענער (hener), feminine הון (hun)

hon (romanization)
hener (romanization)
hun (romanization)

From Middle High German hane, from Old High German hano, from Proto-West Germanic *hanō, from Proto-Germanic *hanô.


רויז

רויז • (royz) f, plural רויזן (royzn), diminutive רייזל (reyzl) or רייזעלע (reyzele)

royz (romanization)
royzn (romanization)
reyzl (romanization)
reyzele (romanization)

From Old High German rōsa, from Latin rosa.


טענענבוים

טענענבוים • (tenenboym) m, plural טענענבעמער (tenenbemer)

tenenboym (romanization)
tenenbemer (romanization)

/ˈtɛnənˌbɔɪ̯m/


שוועמל

שוועמל • (shveml) n, plural שוועמלעך (shvemlekh)

shveml (romanization)
shvemlekh (romanization)


אייזל

אייזל • (eyzl) m, plural אייזלען (eyzlen)

eyzl (romanization)
eyzlen (romanization)

From Middle High German esel, from Old High German esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, which is borrowed from Late Latin asellus.


שלאַנג

שלאַנג • (shlang) f, plural שלאַנגען (shlangen), diminutive שלענגל (shlengl)

shlang (romanization)
shlangen (romanization)
shlengl (romanization)

→ English: schlong

From Middle High German slange, from Old High German slango, from Proto-Germanic *slangô, also see German Schlange (snake).


אתרוג

אתרוג • (esreg) m, plural אתרוגים (esroygim)

esreg (romanization)
esroygim (romanization)


וואָלף

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וואָלף • (volf) m

From Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.


פֿעפֿער

פֿעפֿער • (fefer) m

yi-noun

פֿעפֿער • (fefer) m

From Middle High German pfeffer, from Old High German pfeffar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”).


שטעכל־חזיר

שטעכל־חזירים

שטעכל־חזיר • (shtekhl-khazer) m, plural שטעכל־חזירים (shtekhl-khazirem)

shtekhl-khazer (romanization)
shtekhl-khazirem (romanization)

From שטעכל (shtekhl) + חזיר (khazer, “pig”).


זיצטרין

זיצטרין • (zitstrin) m, plural זיצטרינען (zitsrinen)

zitstrin (romanization)
zitsrinen (romanization)


עמו

Borrowed from English emu, from Portuguese ema. Compare German Emu, Russian э́му (ému), and so on.

Dromaius novaehollandiae
Dromaius novaehollandiae#Translingual


פֿייגעלע

פֿייגעלע • (feygele) n, plural פֿייגעלעך (feygelekh)

feygele (romanization)
feygelekh (romanization)

desc

→ English: feygele, faygele, faygeleh, feygeleh, fegele, fegeleh, faygelah

פֿויגל (foygl) + ־עלע (-ele) with haplology. Compare German Vögele.


פֿוקס

From Middle High German vuhs, rom Old High German fuhs, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos, from *pewk- (“thick-haired”).


אַרבעס

yi-noun

אַרבעס • (arbes) m, plural אַרבעס (arbes)

From Middle High German erbeiz, from Old High German arawīz, from Proto-West Germanic *arwīt, from Proto-Germanic *arwīts (“pea”).


פֿערשקע

פֿערשקע • (fershke) f, plural פֿערשקעס (fershkes)

fershke (romanization)
fershkes (romanization)

From Middle High German pfersich, from Old High German phersih, early borrowing (before C.E. 700) from Medieval Latin persica (“peach (fruit)”). The Yiddish form is phonetically regular with the exception of the last syllable, which has been assimilated to the suffix ־קע (-ke). Similar forms exist in some dialects of East Central German; they are probably due to association of final -ich with the ending at hand in ־יק (-ik), which is pronounced /ɪk/ in Yiddish, but /ɪç/ in many adjacent dialects of German. Compare German Pfirsich, Dutch perzik. See also English peach for more.


עפּל

yi-noun

עפּל • (epl) m, plural עפּל (epl), diminutive עפּעלע (epele)

From Middle High German apfel, from Old High German apful, from Proto-West Germanic *applu, from Proto-Germanic *aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.


אַגרעס

אַגרעס • (agres) m, plural אַגרעס (agres)

From Middle High German agrāz, from Medieval Latin agresta (“unripe fruit, verjuice”), likely applied to the gooseberry due to its sour taste. Compare Austro-Bavarian Ogrosl (“gooseberry”).
Alternatively, borrowed from Polish agrest (“gooseberry”), from the same Latin source.


פֿרוכט

yi-noun

פֿרוכט • (frukht) f, plural פֿרוכטן (frukhtn)

frukht (romanization)
frukhtn (romanization)

From Latin fructus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“to make use of, to have enjoyment of”).


קאַליפֿיאָר

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קאַליפֿיאָר • (kalifyor) m

yi-noun

קאַליפֿיאָר • (kalifyor) m, plural קאַליפֿיאָרן (kalifyorn)

kalifyor (romanization)
kalifyorn (romanization)

From Polish kalafior, from Italian cavolfiore.


עפּלבוים

עפּלבוים • (eplboym) m, plural עפּלביימער (eplbeymer)

eplboym (romanization)
eplbeymer (romanization)

עפּל (epl, “apple”) + בוים (boym, “tree”)


צוויט

Possibly from Ukrainian цвіт (cvit). Doublet of קווייט (kveyt).


פּאָמידאָר

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פּאָמידאָר • (pomidor) m

yi-noun

פּאָמידאָר • (pomidor) m, plural פּאָמידאָרן (pomidorn)

pomidor (romanization)
pomidorn (romanization)

Ultimately from Italian pomodoro (“golden apple”), via Russian помидо́р (pomidór)


גאַנדז

גאַנדז • (gandz) f, plural גענדז (gendz), diminutive גענדזל (gendzl)

gandz (romanization)
gendz (romanization)
gendzl (romanization)

From Old High German gans (compare German Gans), from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-.


גענדזל

גענדזל • (gendzl) n, plural גענדזלעך (gendzlekh)

gendzl (romanization)
gendzlekh (romanization)

→ English: gunsel, gunzel

From גאַנדז (gandz, “goose”) + ־ל (-l) (compare Middle High German gensel, diminutive of gans (“goose”)).


שטעכלער

שטעכלער • (shtekhler) m, plural שטעכלערס (shtekhlers)

shtekhler (romanization)
shtekhlers (romanization)

Derived from שטעכן (shtekhn, “to stab, sting”).


מאַראַנץ

מאַראַנץ • (marants) m, plural מאַראַנצן (marantsn)

marants (romanization)
marantsn (romanization)


קוראָפּאַטע

head

קוראָפּאַטע • (kuropate) f

yi-noun

קוראָפּאַטע • (kuropate) f, plural קוראָפּאַטעס (kuropates)

kuropate (romanization)
kuropates (romanization)

From a Slavic language; compare Polish kuropatwa, Russian куропа́тка (kuropátka).


גראָז

גראָז • (groz) n, plural גראָזן (grozn) or גרעזער (grezer)

groz (romanization)
grozn (romanization)
grezer (romanization)

From Old High German gras (“grass”), from Proto-Germanic *grasą. Compare German Gras.


שפּינאַט

Ultimately borrowed from Persian اسفناج (esfenâj). Cognate to or borrowed from German Spinat. Compare also Russian шпина́т (špinát) and Ukrainian шпина́т (špynát). Doublet of שפּינאַק (shpinak).


פֿערדל

פֿערדל • (ferdl) n, plural פֿערדלעך (ferdlekh)

ferdl (romanization)
ferdlekh (romanization)

From פֿערד (ferd, “horse”) + ־ל (-l).
Plural inflection from ־לעך (-lekh).


פֿלוים

פֿלוים • (floym) f, plural פֿלוימען (floymen)

floym (romanization)
floymen (romanization)

From Middle High German pflūme, from Old High German pflūma, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā, from Latin prūnum.


מאָל

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מאָל • (mol)

From Middle High German māl, from Old High German māl (“a time”), from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą.


מאָל

Borrowed from Russian моль (molʹ, “clothes moth”).


שוואַן

yi-noun

שוואַן • (shvan) m, plural שוואַנען (shvanen)

shvan (romanization)
shvanen (romanization)

From Old High German swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz. Compare German Schwan. Akin to English swan and Dutch zwaan.


אַפּריקאָס

head

אַפּריקאָס • (aprikos) m

yi-noun

אַפּריקאָס • (aprikos) m, plural אַפּריקאָסן (aprikosn)

aprikos (romanization)
aprikosn (romanization)

From German Aprikose, from Dutch abrikoos, from the Middle French plural apricots. This via Catalan, Arabic, and Ancient Greek, ultimately from Classical Latin praecox (“ripe before its time, premature”).


זומער־פֿייגעלע

yi-noun

זומער־פֿייגעלעך

זומער־פֿייגעלע • (zumer-feygele) n, plural זומער־פֿייגעלעך (zumer-feygelekh)

zumer-feygele (romanization)
zumer-feygelekh (romanization)

From זומער (zumer, “summer”) + פֿייגעלע (feygele, “bird”). Possibly related to Middle Low German somervogel, whence Danish sommerfugl.


מוראַשקע

מוראַשקע • (murashke) f, plural מוראַשקעס (murashkes)

murashke (romanization)
murashkes (romanization)


קאַץ

קאַץ • (kats) f, plural קעץ (kets), diminutive קעצל (ketsl) or קעצעלע (ketsele)

kats (romanization)
kets (romanization)
ketsl (romanization)
ketsele (romanization)

From Middle High German katze, Old High German kazza, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus.


דזשוכע

דזשוכע • (dzhukhe) f, plural דזשוכעס (dzhukhes)

dzhukhe (romanization)
dzhukhes (romanization)

→ Hebrew: ג׳וּק (juk)

From Ukrainian джук (džuk), alternative form of жук (žuk).


פֿערדבין

פֿערדבין • (ferdbin) f, plural פֿערדבינען (ferdbinen)

ferdbin (romanization)
ferdbinen (romanization)

פֿערד (ferd, “horse”) + בין (bin, “bee”)


מער

Borrowed from or cognate to German Meer.


לאַם

yi-noun

לאַם • (lam) f, plural לעמער (lemer), diminutive לעמל (leml)

lam (romanization)
lemer (romanization)
leml (romanization)

From Middle High German lamp, in the 14th century also lam, from Old High German lamb, from Proto-West Germanic *lamb from Proto-Germanic *lambaz. The loss of the b is reflective of a common trend in West Germanic languages; compare German Lamm and the pronunciation of English lamb.


אָקס

From Old High German ohso, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn (“bull”).


קרויט

קרויט • (kroyt) n, plural קרויטן (kroytn)

kroyt (romanization)
kroytn (romanization)

From Old High German krūt, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd. Doublet of obsolete קרײַט (krayt), from which קרײַטעכץ (kraytekhts) was derived.


אַשבוים

אַשבוים • (ashboym) m, plural אַשביימער (ashbeymer)

ashboym (romanization)
ashbeymer (romanization)

From Middle High German asche, from Old High German asc, from Proto-Germanic *askaz (+ בוים (boym, “tree”)).


טויב

toyb (romanization)
טויב (predicative)
טויבער (masculine nominative)
טויב (indefinite neuter nominative)
טויבע (definite neuter nominative)
טויבס (neuter nominative postpositional)
טויבע (feminine nominative)
טויבע (nominative plural)
טויבן (accusative masculine)
טויב (accusative indefinite neuter)
טויבע (accusative definite neuter)
טויבס (accusative neuter postpositional)
טויבע (accusative feminine)
טויבע (accusative plural)
טויבן (dative masculine)
טויב (dative indefinite neuter)
טויבן (dative definite neuter)
טויבן (dative neuter postpositional)
טויבער (dative feminine)
טויבע (dative plural)

From Middle High German toup, from Old High German toub.


מויז

From Middle High German mūs, from Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s.


זשיראַף

זשיראַף • (zhiraf) m, plural זשיראַפֿן (zhirafn)

zhiraf (romanization)
zhirafn (romanization)

From Russian жира́ф (žiráf), from French girafe, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa, “giraffe”), from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā), variant of ܙܪܢܦܐ (zarnāp̄ā), from Classical Persian زرناپا (zornâpâ), a compound of زرنا (zornâ, “flute”) and پا (pâ, “leg”).


באָב

באָב • (bob) m, plural באָבעס (bobes), diminutive בעבל (bebl)

bob (romanization)
bobes (romanization)
bebl (romanization)

From a Slavic language, probably Russian боб (bob).


קאַרטאָפֿל

קאַרטאָפֿל • (kartofl) m or f, plural קאַרטאָפֿל (kartofl)

From Italian tartufolo, a diminutive of tartufo (“truffle”). Either cognate to or derived via German Kartoffel, with Slavic languages influencing usage. Compare Russian картофель (kartofelʹ), картошка (kartoška).


בולבע

בולבע • (bulbe) f, plural בולבעס (bulbes), diminutive בולבעלע (bulbele)

bulbe (romanization)
bulbes (romanization)
bulbele (romanization)

Borrowed from Ukrainian бу́льба (búlʹba) and/or Belarusian бу́льба (búlʹba).

bor+

potato (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable)


לאַקס

laks (romanization)
laksn (romanization)

→ English: lox

From Middle High German lahs, from Old High German lahs, from Proto-West Germanic *lahs, from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *laks-. Cognate with German Lachs, German Low German Lass, Dutch Low Saxon las, English lax (UK dialectal, Scotland), Danish laks, Faroese laksur, Icelandic lax, Norwegian Bokmål laks, Norwegian Nynorsk laks, Swedish lax and Russian лосось (lososʹ).


טאָמאַט

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טאָמאַט • (tomat) m

yi-noun

טאָמאַט • (tomat) m, plural טאָמאַטן (tomatn)

tomat (romanization)
tomatn (romanization)

Cognate to German Tomate and Luxembourgish Tomat.


אוגערקע

אוגערקע • (ugerke) f, plural אוגערקעס (ugerkes)

ugerke (romanization)
ugerkes (romanization)

From a Slavic language, probably Polish ogórek (“cucumber, gherkin”).


פּיאַווקע

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פּיאַווקע • (pyavke) f

yi-noun

פּיאַווקע • (pyavke) f, plural פּיאַווקעס (pyavkes)

pyavke (romanization)
pyavkes (romanization)


האָז

האָז • (hoz) m, plural האָזן (hozn), feminine האָזיכע (hozikhe), diminutive העזעלע (hezele) or העזל (hezl)

hoz (romanization)
hozn (romanization)
hozikhe (romanization)
hezele (romanization)
hezl (romanization)

From Middle High German hase, from Old High German haso, from Proto-West Germanic *hasō, from Proto-Germanic *hasô.


אינדיק

אינדיק • (indik) m, plural אינדיקעס (indikes)

indik (romanization)
indikes (romanization)

Borrowed from Polish indyk or another Slavic language.

אַ שאָד איר האָט אים נישט געזען, ווען ער האָט געגעבן. געווען אַן אינדיק — אַ קראַסאַוויעץ. געווען דער שענסטער אינדיק אויפן בלאָק.

1958, מ נודעלמאַן [m nudelman, M. Nudelman], שעפּט נחת: הומאָר פון אידישן לעבן אין אַמעריקע [shept nkhs: humor fun idishn lebn in amerike, Business Satisfaction: Humor of Jewish life in America], page 137:

It's a shame you didn't see it when it was around. It was a turkey — a beauty. It was the most beautiful turkey on the block.


פּאַטלעזשאַן

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פּאַטלעזשאַן • (patlezhan) m

yi-noun

פּאַטלעזשאַן • (patlezhan) m, plural פּאַטלעזשאַנעס (patlezhanes)

patlezhan (romanization)
patlezhanes (romanization)

Ultimately from Ottoman Turkish پاتلجان (patlıcan), either directly or possibly via a Slavic language; compare Polish bakłażan, Russian баклажа́н (baklažán), Serbo-Croatian patlìdžān/патлѝџа̄н, and also non-Slavic Hungarian padlizsán.


פּאַווע

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פּאַווע • (pave) f

yi-noun

פּאַווע • (pave) f, plural פּאַוועס (paves)

From Old High German pfāwo, from Proto-Germanic *pāwô, from Latin pāvō.


מאַנדל

מאַנדל • (mandl) m, plural מאַנדלען (mandlen)

mandl (romanization)
mandlen (romanization)

From Middle High German mandel, from Old High German mandala, from Late Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē). Compare German Mandel.


פֿלעדערמויז

פֿלעדערמויז • (fledermoyz) f, plural פֿלעדערמײַז (fledermayz)

fledermoyz (romanization)
fledermayz (romanization)

From Middle High German vledermūs, from Old High German fledarmūs. Compare German Fledermaus.


מאָך

mokh (romanization)
mokhn (romanization)

From Russian мох (mox). Compare Ukrainian мох (mox), Czech, Polish mech, Slovak mach.


גאָרילע

גאָרילע • (gorile) f, plural גאָרילעס (goriles)

gorile (romanization)
goriles (romanization)

From contact languages (compare German Gorilla, Belarusian гарыла (haryla), Russian гори́лла (gorílla), Ukrainian гори́ла (horýla)), ultimately from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai, “Gorillai (a tribe of hairy women)”), described by Hanno the Navigator, a Carthaginian navigator and possible visitor to the area that later became Sierra Leone; the Greek word is likely from Punic, and ultimately from an African language.


טאַראַקאַן

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טאַראַקאַן • (tarakan) m

yi-noun

טאַראַקאַן • (tarakan) m, plural טאַראַקאַנעס (tarakanes)

tarakan (romanization)
tarakanes (romanization)


דעלפֿין

דעלפֿין • (delfin) m, plural דעלפֿינען (delfinen)

delfin (romanization)
delfinen (romanization)

From Russian дельфи́н (delʹfín)/Ukrainian дельфі́н (delʹfín)/Belarusian дэльфі́н (delʹfín), all from German Delphin, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís).


העלפֿאַנד

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העלפֿאַנד • (helfand) m

yi-noun

העלפֿאַנד • (helfand) m, plural העלפֿאַנדן (helfandn)

helfand (romanization)
helfandn (romanization)

From Middle High German hëlfant, ultimately from Latin elephantus. The form עלעפֿאַנט (elefant) is modified to be closer to the Latin, as happened in German Elefant.

doublet

עלעפֿאַנט (elefant)


טאַבאַק

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טאַבאַק • (tabak) m

yi-noun

טאַבאַק • (tabak) m, plural טאַבאַקן (tabakn)

tabak (romanization)
tabakn (romanization)

From Spanish tabaco, likely via Russian таба́к (tabák) or German Tabak.


פֿליג

flig (romanization)
flign (romanization)

From Middle High German fliege, vliege, from Old High German flioga, from Proto-Germanic *fleugǭ. Cognate with German Fliege.


שאָף

שאָף • (shof) m or f, plural שאָף (shof) or שאָפֿן (shofn), diminutive שעפֿל (shefl) or שעפֿעלע (shefele)

shof (romanization)
shofn (romanization)
shefl (romanization)
shefele (romanization)

From Old High German scāf, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą. Compare German Schaf.


אָזשענע

אָזשענע • (ozhene) f, plural אָזשענעס (ozhenes), diminutive אָזשעניצע (ozhenitse)

ozhene (romanization)
ozhenes (romanization)
ozhenitse (romanization)

Probably from Ukrainian ожи́на (ožýna), from Proto-Slavic *ežina.


הון

הון • (hun) f, plural הינער (hiner), diminutive הינדל (hindl)

hun (romanization)
hiner (romanization)
hindl (romanization)

From Middle High German huon, from Old High German huon, from Proto-West Germanic *hōn, from Proto-Germanic *hōną.


פֿלוי

From Middle High German vlōch, from Old High German flōh, from Proto-West Germanic *flauh, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *plówkos, a variant of *plúsis (“flea”). Compare German Floh, Low German Flo, Dutch vlo, English flea, Icelandic fló.


קנאָבל

קנאָבל • (knobl) m, plural קנאָבלען (knoblen), feminine קנאָבלקע (knoblke), diminutive קנעבל (knebl)

knobl (romanization)
knoblen (romanization)
knoblke (romanization)
knebl (romanization)

Shortened from an earlier form קנאָבליך (knoblikh) (which was preserved in Western Yiddish), possibly because the ending was interpreted as the diminutive plural ending ־לעך (-lekh); the same shortening happened in some other Germanic languages (compare e.g. Swabian Knobl vs standard German Knoblauch, which see for more). Ultimately from Middle High German knobelouch.


טייטלבוים

/ˈtɛɪ̯tl̩ˌbɔɪ̯m/

Compound of טייטל (teytl, “date”) + בוים (boym, “tree”).

com+

a surname, equivalent to English Teitelbaum.


ציבעלע

yi-noun

ציבעלע • (tsibele) f, plural ציבעלעס (tsibeles)

tsibele (romanization)
tsibeles (romanization)

From Middle High German zibolle, zebülle, zwibolle, from Old High German zwibollo, from Late Latin cēpulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa. Compare German Zwiebel. Cognate to Polish cebula, Ukrainian цибу́ля (cybúlja). Unrelated to the diminutive suffix ־עלע (-ele).


וואָרעם

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וואָרעם • (vorem) m

yi-noun

וואָרעם • (vorem) m, plural ווערעם (verem), diminutive ווערעמל (vereml)

vorem (romanization)
verem (romanization)
vereml (romanization)

From Middle High German wurm, from Old High German wurm, from Proto-West Germanic *wurmi, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Compare German Wurm.


דינקע

דינקע • (dinke) f, plural דינקעס (dinkes)

dinke (romanization)
dinkes (romanization)

From Proto-Slavic *dyňa + ־קע, possibly in the form of Russian ды́нька (dýnʹka).


לייביכע

לייביכע • (leybikhe) f, plural לייביכעס (leybikhes)

leybikhe (romanization)
leybikhes (romanization)


וואַלפֿיש

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וואַלפֿיש • (valfish) m

From the same source as German Walfisch.


הערינג

yi-noun

הערינג • (hering) m, plural הערינגען (heringen)

hering (romanization)
heringen (romanization)


שטאָקפֿיש

שטאָקפֿיש • (shtokfish) m, plural שטאָקפֿיש (shtokfish)

Compare German Stockfisch. By surface analysis, שטאָק (shtok) + פֿיש (fish).


ווײַספֿיש

yi-noun

ווײַספֿיש • (vaysfish) m, plural ווײַספֿיש (vaysfish)

From ווײַס (vays, “white”) + פֿיש (fish, “fish”).

compound

Leuciscus leuciscus
Leuciscus leuciscus#Translingual

dace (Leuciscus leuciscus and more generally, whitefish)


טונפֿיש

yi-noun

טונפֿיש • (tunfish) m, plural טונפֿיש (tunfish)

From Latin thunnus (“tuna”) + פֿיש (fish, “fish”). Compare German Thunfisch.


קאַרפּ

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קאַרפּ • (karp) m

yi-noun

קאַרפּ • (karp) m, plural קאַרפּן (karpn)

karp (romanization)
karpn (romanization)

carp (Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae)


מאַנדלבוים

מאַנדלביימער

מאַנדלבוים • (mandlboym) m, plural מאַנדלביימער (mandlbeymer)

mandlboym (romanization)
mandlbeymer (romanization)

From מאַנדל (mandl, “almond”) + בוים (boym, “tree”).


כריין

→ Dutch: chrein

→ English: chrain

From Proto-Slavic *xrěnъ (“horseradish”), possibly via Old Czech chřěn. Note however also East Central German Krên, southern German Kren, also ultimately from the Proto-Slavic term.
In terms of Western Yiddish variants, given the lack of a diphthong, קרען (kren) was most likely directly borrowed from German, while קריין (kreyn) is likely to have been inherited naturally from Middle High German krên, krêne, chrên.
It is possible that the modern dominant Eastern Yiddish term was formed initially as קריין (kreyn), but later altered and re-converged with Slavic under the influence of contact Slavic languages; compare Polish chrzan, Russian хрен (xren).
For another case of k-kh alternation between Western and Eastern Yiddish, compare כרעמזל (khremzl).

chrain (a relish made principally from horseradish)


שרימפּ

yi-noun

שרימפּ • (shrimp) m, plural שרימפּן (shrimpn)

shrimp (romanization)
shrimpn (romanization)


קראַב

krab (romanization)
krabn (romanization)

From Polish krab and Belarusian/Russian/Ukrainian краб (krab).


שנעק

שנעק • (shnek) m, plural שנעקן (shnekn), diminutive שנעקל (shnekl)

shnek (romanization)
shnekn (romanization)
shnekl (romanization)

From Middle High German snëcke, from Old High German sneggo, snecco, from Proto-Germanic *sneggô. Compare German Schnecke.

snail (any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell)


טינטפֿיש

טינטפֿיש • (tintfish) m, plural טינטפֿיש (tintfish)

From טינט (tint) + פֿיש (fish). Compare German Tintenfisch.


אָקטאָפּוס

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אָקטאָפּוס • (oktopus) m

yi-noun

אָקטאָפּוס • (oktopus) m


אויסטער

אויסטער • (oyster) m, plural אויסטערס (oysters)

If not a recent borrowing from English oyster: With phonetic adaptation (German -au- = Yiddish -oy-) from German Auster, from Middle Low German ūster, from Middle Dutch oester, from Latin ostrea.


רינד

rind (romanization)
rinder (romanization)

From Old High German hrind, from Proto-Germanic *hrinþaz.


קאָרן

From Old High German korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną. Cognate to German Korn (“grain”) and English corn (“grain, maize”). The sense “rye” is also widely found in German dialects, compare e.g. Central Franconian Koon.

Secale cereale
Secale cereale#Translingual

rye (the grass Secale cereale or its grains as food)


ווייץ

From Middle High German weize, from Old High German weizi, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz.


רײַז

From Middle High German rīs, borrowed from Late Latin rīsum or rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρῡζα (órūza).

rice (a plant and its seeds used as food)


האָבער

From Middle High German haber, habere, from Old High German habaro, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *habrô.

oat, oats (a plant, or its edible seeds)


גערשט

גערשט • (gersht) m or f, plural גערשטן (gershtn)

gersht (romanization)
gershtn (romanization)

From Middle High German gerste, from Old High German gersta, from Proto-West Germanic *gerstu.

Hordeum vulgare
Hordeum vulgare#Translingual


הירזש

From Middle High German hirse, from Old High German hirso, from Proto-Germanic *hirsijô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to feed”).

millet (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food)


אינגבער

From Middle High German ingeber, from Old High German gingibero, cognate to German Ingwer.


ראָזשינקע

ראָזשינקע • (rozhinke) f, plural ראָזשינקעס (rozhinkes)

rozhinke (romanization)
rozhinkes (romanization)

Probably from Polish rodzynka, from German Rosine.

Rozhinkes mit Mandlen (Yiddish folk lullaby):
אונטער ייִדעלע׳ס וויגעלע / שטייט אַ קלאָר־ווײַס ציגעלע. / דאָס ציגעלע איז געפֿאָרן האַנדלען. / דאָס וועט זײַן דײַן באַרוף, / ראָזשינקעס מיט מאַנדלען. / שלאָף־זשע, ייִדעלע, שלאָף.
unter yidele's vigele / shteyt a klor-vays tsigele. / dos tsigele iz geforn handlen. / dos vet zayn dayn baruf, / rozhinkes mit mandlen. / shlof-zhe, yidele, shlof.
Under Yidele's cradle / Stands a little clear-white goat. / The little goat has traveled to trade [his wares]. / This will be your job, too. / [Trading] raisins and almonds, / Sleep now, Yidele, sleep.


ציג

ציג • (tsig) f, plural ציגן (tsign), diminutive ציגל (tsigl) or ציגעלע (tsigele)

tsig (romanization)
tsign (romanization)
tsigl (romanization)
tsigele (romanization)

From Middle High German zige, from Old High German ziga, from Proto-West Germanic *tigā.


פֿראַנצויז

פֿראַנצויז • (frantsoyz) m, plural פֿראַנצויזן (frantsoyzn)

frantsoyz (romanization)
frantsoyzn (romanization)

From Middle High German franzōse, franzoise, from Old French françois.


רבי־ניסל

רבי־ניסל • (rebe-nisl) n, plural רבי־ניסלעך (rebe-nislekh)

rebe-nisl (romanization)
rebe-nislekh (romanization)

From רבי (rebe, “rabbi”) + ניסל (nisl, “little nut”).


פֿיסטאַשקע

yi-noun

פֿיסטאַשקע • (fistashke) f, plural פֿיסטאַשקעס (fistashkes)

fistashke (romanization)
fistashkes (romanization)

From Russian фиста́шка (fistáška, “pistachio”), from Ottoman Turkish فستق (fıstıq), from Persian فستق (fostoq, fostaq), from Arabic فِسْتَق (fistaq), of Iranian origin.


סטאַשקע

yi-noun

סטאַשקע • (stashke) f, plural סטאַשקעס (stashkes)

stashke (romanization)
stashkes (romanization)


קאַטשער

קאַטשער • (katsher) m, plural קאַטשערס (katshers)

katsher (romanization)
katshers (romanization)

From a Slavic language. Compare Polish kaczor and Czech kačer.


סאָראָקע

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סאָראָקע • (soroke) f

yi-noun

סאָראָקע • (soroke) f, plural סאָראָקעס (sorokes)

soroke (romanization)
sorokes (romanization)

From Russian or Ukrainian соро́ка (soróka).


טייטל

טייטל • (teytl) m or f, plural טייטלען (teytlen)

teytl (romanization)
teytlen (romanization)


רוס

רוס • (rus) m, plural רוסן (rusn), feminine רוסין (rusin) or רוסקע (ruske)

rus (romanization)
rusn (romanization)
rusin (romanization)
ruske (romanization)

From Middle High German Riuze, Riuz, Rûz, from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ).


קנײַפּער

קנײַפּער • (knayper) m, plural קנײַפּערס (knaypers)

knayper (romanization)
knaypers (romanization)

From קנײַפּן (knaypn, “pinch”) + ־ער (-er).


פּרוסאַק

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פּרוסאַק • (prusak) m

yi-noun

פּרוסאַק • (prusak) m, plural פּרוסאַקעס (prusakes)

prusak (romanization)
prusakes (romanization)

From a Slavic word meaning "Prussian"; compare Belarusian and Russian прусак (prusak).


שוואַב

שוואַב • (shvab) m, plural שוואַבן (shvabn)

shvab (romanization)
shvabn (romanization)


וואַנץ

וואַנץ • (vants) f, plural וואַנצן (vantsn)

vants (romanization)
vantsn (romanization)

From Middle High German wantlūs, from Old High German wantlūs.


שטשאַוו

→ English: schav

From Polish szczaw. שטשאַוועל (shtshavel) borrowed from Belarusian шча́вель (ščávjelʹ), Russian, Ukrainian ща́вель (ščávelʹ). שצאַוויע (shtsavye) most likely borrowed from Belarusian шча́ўе (ščáŭje).


באַנאַנע

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באַנאַנע • (banane) f

yi-noun

באַנאַנע • (banane) f, plural באַנאַנעס (bananes)

banane (romanization)
bananes (romanization)

From Wolof banaana, via Spanish or Portuguese.


יאַגדע

יאַגדע • (yagde) f, plural יאַגדעס (yagdes)

yagde (romanization)
yagdes (romanization)

Most likely borrowed from Russian я́года (jágoda), given the syllable stress and alternative form. Compare Ukrainian я́года (jáhoda) and Polish jagoda.


טרויב

טרויב • (troyb) f, plural טרויבן (troybn)

troyb (romanization)
troybn (romanization)

From Middle High German trūbe, from Old High German drūbo, thrūbo, from Proto-West Germanic *þrūbō.


ווײַנטרויב

ווײַנטרויב • (vayntroyb) f, plural ווײַנטרויבן (vayntroybn)

vayntroyb (romanization)
vayntroybn (romanization)

From ווײַן (vayn, “wine”) + טרויב (troyb, “grape”).


מילגרוים

yi-noun

מילגרוים • (milgroym) m, plural מילגרוימען (milgroymen)

milgroym (romanization)
milgroymen (romanization)

English: Milgram, Milgrom

/ˈmɪɫɡrɔɪ̯m/

Ultimately from Latin mālogrānātum, apparently via Middle High German malgram. Compare Middle High German cognates malgran, malagranât, margram. Compare also Italian melograno (tree), melagrana (fruit).

Punica granatum
Punica granatum#Translingual

be:Ідыш-беларускі слоўнік

er hot mer soydes vifl a milgroym hot kerndlekh

he has more secrets than a pomegranate has seeds

ער האָט מער סודות וויפֿל אַ מילגרוים האָט קערנדלעך


בוריק

בוריק • (burik) m, plural בוריקעס (burikes)

burik (romanization)
burikes (romanization)

From a Slavic language; compare Polish burak and Ukrainian буря́к (burják).

Beta vulgaris
Beta vulgaris#Translingual


זענעפֿט

From Middle High German senf, senif, senef, from Old High German senaf, from Proto-West Germanic *senap. Compare German Senf.


גאָרטשיצע

/ˈɡɔrt͡ʃɪt͡sə/

From Russian горчи́ца (gorčíca) and Polish gorczyca. Note however the change in syllable stress.


לויז

From Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs. Compare German Laus, Dutch luis, English louse.


צימרינג

Likely related to German Zimtrinde (“cinnamon bark”), pronounced dialectally as *Zimtring(e) in Bavaria and Austria.


צימערינג

צימרינג צימרינג#Yiddish


וואַנילע

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וואַנילע • (vanile) f

yi-noun

וואַנילע • (vanile) f


גרייפּפֿרוכט

גרייפּפֿרוכט • (greypfrukht) f, plural גרייפּפֿרוכטן (greypfrukhtn)

greypfrukht (romanization)
greypfrukhtn (romanization)

Partial calque of English grapefruit, with the second part replaced by the cognate פֿרוכט (frukht, “fruit”).


מעלאָן

מעלאָן • (melon) m, plural מעלאָנען (melonen)

melon (romanization)
melonen (romanization)


סאַלאַט

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סאַלאַט • (salat) m

yi-noun

סאַלאַט • (salat) m, plural סאַלאַטן (salatn)

salat (romanization)
salatn (romanization)

salad (a food made primarily of a mixture of raw ingredients, typically vegetables)


סעלעריע

Borrowed from French céleri via German Sellerie.


קאַפּער

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קאַפּער • (kaper) m

yi-noun

קאַפּער • (kaper) m, plural קאַפּערס (kapers)

kaper (romanization)
kapers (romanization)

Capparis spinosa
Capparis spinosa#Translingual


רעטעך

רעטעך • (retekh) m, plural רעטעכער (retekher), diminutive רעטעכל (retekhl)

retekh (romanization)
retekher (romanization)
retekhl (romanization)

From Old High German rātih, from Latin rādīx, rādīcis.


שוואָם

שוואָם • (shvom) m or f, plural שוואָמען (shvomen), diminutive שוועמל (shveml)

shvom (romanization)
shvomen (romanization)
shveml (romanization)

From Middle High German swamme, swam, swamp, from Old High German swamp, from Proto-West Germanic *swamm, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz.


פֿונגוס

פֿונגוס • (fungus) m, plural פֿונגוסן (fungusn)

fungus (romanization)
fungusn (romanization)

fungus (any member of the kingdom Fungi)


הייוון

From Middle High German heve, from Old High German hevo, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjō.


אָמלעט

אָמלעט • (omlet) m, plural אָמלעטן (omletn)

omlet (romanization)
omletn (romanization)


איי

איי • (ey) n, plural אייער (eyer), diminutive אייעלע (eyele)

ey (romanization)
eyer (romanization)
eyele (romanization)

From Middle High German ei, from Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją.

(euphemistic, in the plural) balls, testicles


קאַרש

קאַרש • (karsh) f, plural קאַרשן (karshn)

karsh (romanization)
karshn (romanization)

Inherited from Middle High German kirse (“cherry”).


קאַרשנבוים

yi-noun

קאַרשנביימער

קאַרשנבוים • (karshnboym) m, plural קאַרשנביימער (karshnbeymer)

karshnboym (romanization)
karshnbeymer (romanization)

/ˈkaʁʃn̩ˌbɔɪ̯m/

Compound of קאַרשן (karshn, “cherries”) + בוים (boym, “tree”).


אַנאַנאַס

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אַנאַנאַס • (ananas) m

yi-noun

אַנאַנאַס • (ananas) m, plural אַנאַנאַסן (ananasn)

ananas (romanization)
ananasn (romanization)

From Belarusian/Ukrainian/Russian анана́с (ananás), from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi nanas.


מאַנגאָ

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מאַנגאָ • (mango) m

yi-noun

מאַנגאָ • (mango) m, plural מאַנגאָס (mangos)

mango (romanization)
mangos (romanization)


ווידער

ווידער • (vider) m, plural ווידערס (viders)

vider (romanization)
viders (romanization)

From Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *weþru. Compare German Widder.


ווידער

yi-adv

ווידער • (vider)

From Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-West Germanic *wiþr. Compare German wieder.


אַליגאַטאָר

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אַליגאַטאָר • (aligator) m

yi-noun

אַליגאַטאָר • (aligator) m, plural אַליגאַטאָרן (aligatorn)

aligator (romanization)
aligatorn (romanization)

alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus Alligator)


ביבער

ביבער • (biber) m, plural ביבערס (bibers)

biber (romanization)
bibers (romanization)

From Middle High German biber, from Old High German bibar, from Proto-West Germanic *bebru, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz.


ראַץ

ראַץ • (rats) m, plural ראַצן (ratsn), diminutive ראַצל (ratsl)

rats (romanization)
ratsn (romanization)
ratsl (romanization)

From Middle High German ratze, from Old High German ratza, from Proto-Germanic *rattō.


מינץ

מינץ • (mints) n, diminutive מינצל (mintsl)

mints (romanization)
mintsl (romanization)

Inherited from Old High German muniz, munizza, from Proto-West Germanic *munit. Compare German Münze, Dutch munt.


ים־שטערן

ים־שטערן • (yam-shtern) m, plural ים־שטערן (yam-shtern)


סאָסנע

סאָסנע • (sosne) f, plural סאָסנעס (sosnes)

sosne (romanization)
sosnes (romanization)

Of Slavic origins (compare Polish sosna, Russian сосна́ (sosná), Ukrainian со́сна́ (sósná)), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sosna, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱesn-.


כריזאַנטעמע

כריזאַנטעמע • (khrizanteme) f, plural כריזאַנטעמעס (khrizantemes)

khrizanteme (romanization)
khrizantemes (romanization)

Of Slavic origin (compare Russian хризанте́ма (xrizantɛ́ma), Ukrainian хризанте́ма (xryzantéma)), ultimately from Koine Greek χρυσάνθεμον (khrusánthemon), from Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + ἄνθεμον (ánthemon, “flower”).


פּאָמעראַנץ

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פּאָמעראַנץ • (pomerants) m

yi-noun

פּאָמאַראַנצן

פּאָמעראַנץ • (pomerants) m, plural פּאָמאַראַנצן (pomarantsn)

pomerants (romanization)
pomarantsn (romanization)

From Polish pomarańcza or German Pomeranze (15th c.), both ultimately from Medieval Latin pomerancium, from pomum (“fruit”) + arancia (“orange”), the latter from Arabic نارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang).


פֿאַסאָליע

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פֿאַסאָליע • (fasolye) f

yi-noun

פֿאַסאָליע • (fasolye) f, plural פֿאַסאָליעס (fasolyes)

fasolye (romanization)
fasolyes (romanization)

Likely from Ukrainian фасоля (fasolja) or Belarusian or Russian фасоль (fasolʹ), ultimately from Latin phaseolus. Similarity to Turkish fasulye is likely a coincidence.


לינדז

לינדז • (lindz) f, plural לינדזן (lindzn)

lindz (romanization)
lindzn (romanization)

From Middle High German linse, from Old High German linsa, likely a borrowing from an unidentified source; more at German Linse.


הינדל

הינדל • (hindl) n, plural הינדלעך (hindlekh)

hindl (romanization)
hindlekh (romanization)


פּעליקאַן

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פּעליקאַן • (pelikan) m

yi-noun

פּעליקאַן • (pelikan) m, plural פּעליקאַנען (pelikanen)

pelikan (romanization)
pelikanen (romanization)

pelican (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae)


פֿאַזאַן

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פֿאַזאַן • (fazan) m

yi-noun

פֿאַזאַן • (fazan) m, plural פֿאַזאַנען (fazanen)

fazan (romanization)
fazanen (romanization)

pheasant (bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food)


קאַנאַריק

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קאַנאַריק • (kanarik) m

yi-noun

קאַנאַריק • (kanarik) m, plural קאַנאַריקעס (kanarikes)

kanarik (romanization)
kanarikes (romanization)

From a Slavic language; compare Polish kanarek and Slovak kanárik.


פּינגווין

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פּינגווין • (pingvin) m

yi-noun

פּינגווין • (pingvin) m, plural פּינגווינען (pingvinen)

pingvin (romanization)
pingvinen (romanization)

From Russian пингви́н (pingvín), from English penguin.


פֿיך

From Middle High German vihe, from Old High German fihu, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu. Compare German Vieh, whence the alternative form פֿי (fi).

(uncountable) livestock, especially cattle


עקדיש

עקדיש • (ekdish) m, plural עקדישן (ekdishn)

ekdish (romanization)
ekdishn (romanization)

From Middle High German egedëhse, from Old High German egidehsa, from Proto-West Germanic *agiþahsijā (lizard). The shift in meaning is found in various High German dialects; the irregular change from Middle High German hs to Yiddish š, rather than the expected *ks, is particular to Yiddish, and may have been spread by biblical translations into the vernacular.

inh

scorpion (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones)


סקאָרפּיאָן

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סקאָרפּיאָן • (skorpyon) m

yi-noun

סקאָרפּיאָנען

סקאָרפּיאָן • (skorpyon) m, plural סקאָרפּיאָנען (skorpyonen)

skorpyon (romanization)
skorpyonen (romanization)


ווײַנשל

ווײַנשל • (vaynshl) m, plural ווײַנשל (vaynshl)

From Middle High German wīhsel, from Old High German wīhsila, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *wīhsilō.


ווײַנשלבוים

ווײַנשלביימער

ווײַנשלבוים • (vaynshlboym) m, plural ווײַנשלביימער (vaynshlbeymer)

vaynshlboym (romanization)
vaynshlbeymer (romanization)

Prunus cerasus
Prunus cerasus#Translingual


ליליע

ליליע • (lilye) f, plural ליליעס (lilyes)

lilye (romanization)
lilyes (romanization)


פֿיאַלקע

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פֿיאַלקע • (fyalke) f

yi-noun

פֿיאַלקע • (fyalke) f, plural פֿיאַלקעס (fyalkes)

fyalke (romanization)
fyalkes (romanization)


טערקלטויב

טערקלטויב • (terkltoyb) f, plural טערקלטויבן (terkltoybn)

terkltoyb (romanization)
terkltoybn (romanization)

From Middle High German turteltūbe, türteltūbe, from Old High German turtiltūba, turtultūba, from Proto-West Germanic *turtiladūbā (“turtle dove”).

inh

turtle dove (a bird in the genus w:Streptopelia)


קאַמיש

yi-noun

קאַמיש • (kamish) m, plural קאַמישן (kamishn)

kamish (romanization)
kamishn (romanization)

From a Slavic language (compare Russian камы́ш (kamýš)), ultimately from Turkic.


תּבֿואה

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תּבֿואה • (tvue) f

yi-noun

תּבֿואה • (tvue) f

bor

Hebrew תְּבוּאָה


בילן

yi-verb

בילן • (biln) (past participle געבילט (gebilt) or געבולן (gebuln))

biln (romanization)
געבילט (participle past)
געבולן (participle past)
בילן (infinitive)
בילנדיק (participle present)
געבילט (participle past)
האָבן (auxiliary)
איך ביל (present)
מיר בילן (present)
דו בילסט (present)
איר בילט (present)
ער בילט (present)
זיי בילן (present)
ביל (דו) (imperative)
bil (du) (imperative)
בילט (איר) (imperative)
bilt (ir) (imperative)
איך האָב געבילט (past)
מיר האָבן געבילט (past)
דו האָסט געבילט (past)
איר האָט געבילט (past)
ער האָט געבילט (past)
זיי האָבן געבילט (past)
איך האָב געהאַט געבילט (pluperfect)
מיר האָבן געהאַט געבילט (pluperfect)
דו האָסט געהאַט געבילט (pluperfect)
איר האָט געהאַט געבילט (pluperfect)
ער האָט געהאַט געבילט (pluperfect)
זיי האָבן געהאַט געבילט (pluperfect)
איך וועל בילן (future)
מיר וועלן בילן (future)
דו וועסט בילן (future)
איר וועט בילן (future)
ער וועט בילן (future)
זיי וועלן בילן (future)
איך וועל האָבן געבילט (future perfect)
מיר וועלן האָבן געבילט (future perfect)
דו וועסט האָבן געבילט (future perfect)
איר וועט האָבן געבילט (future perfect)
ער וועט האָבן געבילט (future perfect)
זיי וועלן האָבן געבילט (future perfect)
Composed forms

From Middle High German bellen, from Old High German bellan; compare German bellen.

bark, howl (to make a loud noise (dogs))


בערעזע

yi-noun

בערעזע • (bereze) f, plural בערעזעס (berezes), diminutive בערעזקע (berezke)

bereze (romanization)
berezes (romanization)
berezke (romanization)


בעריאָזע

בעריאָזע • (beryoze) f, plural בעריאָזעס (beryozes)

beryoze (romanization)
beryozes (romanization)


אייכנבוים

אייכנבוים • (eykhnboym) m, plural אייכנביימער (eykhnbeymer)

eykhnboym (romanization)
eykhnbeymer (romanization)

From two elements, the first from Middle High German eich, from Old High German eih, and the second בוים (boym).

oak (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus)


דעמב

דעמב • (demb) m, plural דעמבן (dembn) or דעמבעס (dembes)

demb (romanization)
dembn (romanization)
dembes (romanization)

Probably from some derivative or dialectal variant of Polish dąb rather than the word itself; cf. dęby, dębek, dębik.


דינאָזאַווער

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דינאָזאַווער • (dinozaver) m

yi-noun

דינאָזאַווער • (dinozaver) m, plural דינאָזאַווערס (dinozavers)

dinozaver (romanization)
dinozavers (romanization)


זויגער

זויגער • (zoyger) m, plural זויגערס (zoygers)

zoyger (romanization)
zoygers (romanization)


מאַכאָרקע

מאַכאָרקע • (makhorke) f, plural מאַכאָרקעס (makhorkes)

makhorke (romanization)
makhorkes (romanization)

From a Slavic language; compare Ukrainian махо́рка (maxórka) and the identical Russian and Belarusian words.


ציגאַר

ציגאַר • (tsigar) m, plural ציגאַרן (tsigarn)

tsigar (romanization)
tsigarn (romanization)


פּיקהאָלץ

פּיקהאָלץ • (pikholts) m, plural פּיקהאָלצן (pikholtsn)

pikholts (romanization)
pikholtsn (romanization)


היישעריק

היישעריק • (heysherik) m, plural היישעריקן (heysherikn)

heysherik (romanization)
heysherikn (romanization)

From Middle High German höuschrecke, from Old High German houwiscrecko (“hay-locust”). Cognate to the more transparent German Heuschrecke.


אָליוו

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אָליוו • (oliv) m

yi-noun

אָליוו • (oliv) m, plural אָליוון (olivn), diminutive אָליווקע (olivke)

oliv (romanization)
olivn (romanization)
olivke (romanization)

Ultimately from Latin olīva via contact languages such as German Olive, Polish oliwa, Lithuanian alyvà, Ukrainian оли́ва (olýva), etc.


מאַסלינע

מאַסלינע • (masline) f, plural מאַסלינעס (maslines)

masline (romanization)
maslines (romanization)

From a Slavic language, likely Ukrainian масли́на (maslýna).


קאַווענע

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קאַווענע • (kavene) f

yi-noun

קאַווענע • (kavene) f, plural קאַווענעס (kavenes)

kavene (romanization)
kavenes (romanization)

From a Slavic language, like Ukrainian каву́н (kavún) or Polish kawon, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kagun.


מאַלפּע

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מאַלפּע • (malpe) f

yi-noun

מאַלפּע • (malpe) f, plural מאַלפּעס (malpes), diminutive מאַלפּעלע (malpele)

malpe (romanization)
malpes (romanization)
malpele (romanization)

Borrowed from a Slavic language. Compare Polish małpa and Belarusian ма́лпа (málpa).


ביק

From a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bykъ.


בוהײַ

בוהײַ • (buhay) m, plural בוהײַעס (buhayes)

buhay (romanization)
buhayes (romanization)

From Ukrainian буга́й (buháj), from a Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *buka.


זעברע

זעברע • (zebre) f, plural זעברעס (zebres)

zebre (romanization)
zebres (romanization)

From Polish zebra, Russian зе́бра (zébra) etc., from Italian zebra, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Galician-Portuguese enzebro, ezebra, azebra (“wild ass”), from earlier cebrario (882), ezebrario (897), from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin equiferus (“wild horse”).


לימענע

לימענע • (limene) f, plural לימענעס (limenes)

limene (romanization)
limenes (romanization)


ציטראָן

ציטראָן • (tsitron) m, plural ציטראָנען (tsitronen)

tsitron (romanization)
tsitronen (romanization)


קעמל

keml (romanization)
kemlen (romanization)

From Middle High German kemel, ultimately from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-.


שאַקאַל

שאַקאַל • (shakal) m, plural שאַקאַלן (shakaln)

shakal (romanization)
shakaln (romanization)

Borrowed from French chacal. Compare German Schakal.


פֿלאַטערל

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פֿלאַטערל • (flaterl) n

yi-noun

פֿלאַטערל • (flaterl) n, plural פֿלאַטערלעך (flaterlekh)

flaterl (romanization)
flaterlekh (romanization)

Modification, under the influence of פֿלאַטערן (flatern, “to flutter”) and the diminutive suffix ־ל (-l), of Old High German fifaltra, from Proto-West Germanic *fifaldrā, *fifaldā, from Proto-Germanic *fifaldǭ. Compare German flattern (“to flutter”) and Falter (“moth”).


טיגער

טיגער • (tiger) m, plural טיגערס (tigers)

From Middle High German *tiger (attested in the compound tigertier (literally “tiger-animal”), from Old High German tigirtior), from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from Indo-Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬔𐬭𐬌 (tigri, “arrow”), 𐬙𐬌𐬖𐬭𐬀 (tiγra, “pointed”)).

Panthera tigris
Panthera tigris#Translingual


קיניגל

קיניגל • (kinigl) n, plural קיניגלעך (kiniglekh)

kinigl (romanization)
kiniglekh (romanization)

By surface analysis, קיניג (kinig) + ־ל (-l). Either directly inherited from Middle High German küniklīn, küniglin, from a folk etymological interpretation of Old French connil (albeit later rebracketed to be considered as suffixed by ־ל (-l), hence the neuter gender and the ־עך (-ekh) plural form); or a calque of Polish królik, itself a calque of the Middle High German term. Related to German Karnickel. Compare also German Kaninchen, also with a diminutive suffix.


קראָ

From Middle High German krā, krāe, krawe, from Old High German krāwa, kraja, krāha, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to scream, cry, creak”). Cognate to German Krähe.


האַביכט

yi-noun

האַביכט • (habikht) m, plural האַביכטס (habikhts)

habikht (romanization)
habikhts (romanization)


דאַקס

daks (romanization)
daksn (romanization)

From Old High German dahs, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.


אָגער

oger (romanization)
ogers (romanization)


ווערבע

ווערבע • (verbe) f, plural ווערבעס (verbes)

verbe (romanization)
verbes (romanization)

From an Slavic language, probably Ukrainian ве́рба (vérba).


שעפּס

שעפּס • (sheps) m, plural שעפּסן (shepsn)

sheps (romanization)
shepsn (romanization)

From Middle High German schopz, schöpz (“wether, castrated ram”) (whence regional German Schöps (“wether; mutton”)), from a West Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *skopьcь (“eunuch, someone castrated”) (whence Russian скопе́ц (skopéc, “eunuch”)), from the verb *skopiti (“to castrate”).
The restriction to sheep may be due to the phonetic similarity to Middle High German schāf (“sheep”), but compare Czech skopec (“castrated ram”).


גריף

grif (romanization)
grifn (romanization)


ראָב

From Middle High German rabe, from Old High German rabo, alternative form of raban, from Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz. Cognate with German Rabe.


זוקיני

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זוקיני • (zukini) f, plural זוקיניס (zukinis)

zukini (romanization)
zukinis (romanization)

Borrowed from English zucchini, from Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino.


קוסעלע

קוסעלע • (kusele) n, plural קוסעלעך (kuselekh)

kusele (romanization)
kuselekh (romanization)

Possibly ultimately from Arabic كُوسَا (kūsā) + ־עלע (-ele). Addition of diminutive suffix possibly influenced by French courgette.


אַרטישאָק

אַרטישאָק • (artishok) m, plural אַרטישאָקן (artishokn)

artishok (romanization)
artishokn (romanization)

Borrowed from Russian артишо́к (artišók).


ספּאַרזשע

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ספּאַרזשע • (sparzhe) f

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ספּאַרזשע • (sparzhe) f, plural ספּאַרזשעס (sparzhes)

sparzhe (romanization)
sparzhes (romanization)

From a Slavic language; compare Ukrainian спа́ржа (spárža), Russian спа́ржа (spárža), and Belarusian спа́ржа (spárža).


צעדערבוים

צעדערבוים • (tsederboym) m, plural צעדערביימער (tsederbeymer)

tsederboym (romanization)
tsederbeymer (romanization)

From Old High German zedarboum, from Proto-West Germanic *cedrubaum. Compare German Zederbaum.


אינסעקט

אינסעקט • (insekt) m, plural אינסעקטן (insektn)

insekt (romanization)
insektn (romanization)

Borrowed from contact languages such as German Insekt and Polish insekt, from Middle French insecte, from Latin īnsectum (“with a notched or divided body, cut up”), calque of Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “insect”), from ἔντομος (éntomos, “cut into pieces”).


נאַהיט

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נאַהיט • (nahít) m

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נאַהיט • (nahít) m, plural נאַהיט (nahít)

From a Slavic language; compare Bulgarian нахут (nahut) and Russian наха́т (naxát).


שפּראָט

שפּראָט • (shprot) m, plural שפּראָטן (shprotn)

shprot (romanization)
shprotn (romanization)


וועווערקע

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וועווערקע • (veverke) f

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וועווערקע • (veverke) f

From Slavic; compare Belarusian вавёрка (vavjórka), Polish wiewiórka, obsolete Russian вевёрка (vevjórka), Ukrainian ви́вірка (vývirka), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *věverъka (“squirrel”).


פֿראָש

פֿראָש • (frosh) f, plural פֿרעש (fresh)

From Middle High German vrosch, from Old High German frosk, from Proto-West Germanic *frosk, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”). Cognate with German Frosch.


קראָליק

yi-noun

קראָליק • (krolik) m, plural קראָליקעס (krolikes)

krolik (romanization)
krolikes (romanization)

From a Slavic language, likely ultimately from Polish królik, although possibly via Russian кро́лик (królik) and Ukrainian кро́лик (królyk).


צאַפּ

צאַפּ • (tsap) m, plural צאַפּעס (tsapes)

tsap (romanization)
tsapes (romanization)

Probably from Polish cap or Ukrainian цап (cap). Ultimately (semantically) from Romanian țap. Compare Albanian cjap and Italian zappo.


טרוסקאַפֿקע

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טרוסקאַפֿקע • (trúskafke) f

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טרוסקאַפֿקע • (trúskafke) f, plural טרוסקאַפֿקעס (trúskafkes)

trúskafke (romanization)
trúskafkes (romanization)

Fragaria × ananassa
Fragaria × ananassa#Translingual

strawberry (fruit of Fragaria × ananassa)


קאַבאַק

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קאַבאַק • (kabak) m

yi-noun

קאַבאַק • (kabak) m, plural קאַבאַקן (kabakn)

kabak (romanization)
kabakn (romanization)

Possibly from Russian каба́к (kabák) via Turkic, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *k(i)apak (“forehead, front”).


חזירל

yi-noun

חזירל • (khazerl) n, plural חזירלעך (khazerlekh) or חזירימלעך (khazeyrimlekh)

khazerl (romanization)
khazerlekh (romanization)
khazeyrimlekh (romanization)


ברוקווע

ברוקווע • (brukve) f, plural ברוקוועס (brukves)

brukve (romanization)
brukves (romanization)


ים־גראָז

ים־גראָז • (yam-groz) n, plural ים־גראָזן (yam-grozn)

yam-groz (romanization)
yam-grozn (romanization)


מייער

מייער • (meyer) m, plural מייערן (meyern)

meyer (romanization)
meyern (romanization)

From Middle High German morhe, morche, from Old High German morha, from Proto-West Germanic *morhā, from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ. Cognate with German Möhre.


געוויקס

געוויקס • (geviks) n, plural געוויקסן (geviksn)

geviks (romanization)
geviksn (romanization)

From גע־ (ge-) + the root of וואַקסן (vaksn). Compare German Gewächs.

plant (organism capable of photosynthesis), vegetable (any plant)


איילבערט

איילבערט • (eylbert) m, plural איילבערטן (eylbertn)

eylbert (romanization)
eylbertn (romanization)

From Middle High German ölbere, from Old High German oliberi, from Proto-West Germanic *olibaʀi (literally “oil berry”).
Cognate with Old English eleberġe and Old Saxon oliberi.


ערדשווײַן

From ערד (erd, “earth”) + שווײַן (shvayn, “pig”), calque of Afrikaans erdvark.

compound

Orycteropus afer
Orycteropus afer#Translingual


ערדוואָלף

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ערדוואָלף • (erdvolf) m

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ערדוואָלף • (erdvolf) m, plural ערדוועלף (erdvelf)

erdvolf (romanization)
erdvelf (romanization)

From ערד (erd, “earth”) + וואָלף (volf, “wolf”), calque of Afrikaans erdwolf.


ענגעלפֿיש

yi-noun

ענגעלפֿיש • (engelfish) f, plural ענגעלפֿיש (engelfish) or ענגעלפֿישן (engelfishn)

engelfish (romanization)
engelfishn (romanization)

From ענגעל (engel, “angel”) + פֿיש (fish, “fish”), calque of English angelfish.


ווײַסער בער

Ursus maritimus
Ursus maritimus#Translingual


פּאַנדע

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פּאַנדע • (pande) f

yi-noun

פּאַנדע • (pande) f, plural פּאַנדעס (pandes)

pande (romanization)
pandes (romanization)

From French panda via contact languages such as German Panda, Polish panda and Belarusian/Ukrainian/Russian па́нда (pánda); more distant etymology uncertain, but possibly from Tibetan ཕོ་ཉ (pho nya, “messenger”).


אַנטילאָפּ

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אַנטילאָפּ • (antilop) f

yi-noun

אַנטילאָפּ • (antilop) f, plural אַנטילאָפּען (antilopen)

antilop (romanization)
antilopen (romanization)

Ultimately from Latin antalopus, from Ancient Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops). Compare German Antilope.


אַפֿע

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אַפֿע • (afe) f

From Middle High German affe, from Old High German affo, from Proto-West Germanic *apō. Cognates include German Affe and Luxembourgish Af.


אָבעזיאַנע

אָבעזיאַנע • (obezyane) f

yi-noun

אָבעזיאַנע • (obezyane) f, plural אָבעזיאַנען (obezyanen)

obezyane (romanization)
obezyanen (romanization)

אָ‧בעז‧יאַ‧נע

Borrowed from Russian обезьяна (obezʹjana).


קיווי

Borrowed from English kiwi, from Maori kiwi.

kiwi (a flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand)


פּאַווע־פֿאַזאַן

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פּאַווע-פֿאַזאַן

פּאַווע-פֿאַזאַן • (pave-fazan) m

yi-noun

פּאַווע-פֿאַזאַן

פּאַווע-פֿאַזאַן • (pave-fazan) m, plural פּאַווע־פֿאַזאַנען (pave-fazanen)

פּאַווע -פֿאַזאַן (canonical)
pave-fazan (romanization)
pave-fazanen (romanization)

פּאַ‧ווע־פֿאַ‧זאַן


אַבוטילאָן

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אַבוטילאָן • (abutilon) m

yi-noun

אַבוטילאָן • (abutilon) m, plural אַבוטילאָנען (abutilonen)

abutilon (romanization)
abutilonen (romanization)

אַ‧בו‧טי‧לאָן


אַבלמאָסק

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אַבלמאָסק • (ablmosk) m

yi-noun

אַבלמאָסק • (ablmosk) m

Abelmoschus moschatus
Abelmoschus moschatus#Translingual


אַגאַווע

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אַגאַווע • (agave) f

yi-noun

אַגאַווע • (agave) f

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀγαύη (Agaúē).


אַגאַפּאַנטוס

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אַגאַפּאַנטוס • (agapantus) m

yi-noun

אַגאַפּאַנטוס • (agapantus) m

אַ‧גאַ‧פּאַנ‧טוס

agapanthus (plant of the genus Agapanthus)


אַגאַריק

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אַגאַריק • (agarik) m

yi-noun

אַגאַריק • (agarik) m

Ultimately from Latin agaricum, from Ancient Greek ἀγαρικόν (agarikón).


אַגרימאָניע

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אַגרימאָניע • (agrimonye) f

yi-noun

אַגרימאָניע • (agrimonye) f

אַ‧גרי‧מאָ‧ניע


יאָדלע

יאָדלע • (yodle) f, plural יאָדלעס (yodles)

yodle (romanization)
yodles (romanization)


ווײַסיאָדלע

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ווײַסיאָדלע • (vaysyodle) f

yi-noun

ווײַסיאָדלע • (vaysyodle) f, plural ווײַסיאָדלעס (vaysyodles)

vaysyodle (romanization)
vaysyodles (romanization)

ווײַס‧יאָד‧לע

From ווײַס (vays, “white”) + יאָדלע (yodle, “fir”). Compare German Weißtanne.


באַלזאַם־יאָדלע

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באַלזאַם־יאָדלע

באַלזאַם־יאָדלע • (balzam-yodle) f

yi-noun

באַלזאַם־יאָדלע

באַלזאַם־יאָדלע • (balzam-yodle) f, plural באַלזאַם־יאָדלעס (balzam-yodles)

balzam-yodle (romanization)
balzam-yodles (romanization)

באַל‧זאַם־יאָד‧לע

Literally: "Balsam fir". Compare German Balsamtanne and English balsam fir.

Abies balsamea
Abies balsamea#Translingual


בלאָע יאָדלע

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בלאָע יאָדלע

בלאָע יאָדלע • (bloe yodle) f

yi-noun

בלאָע יאָדלע

בלאָע יאָדלע • (bloe yodle) f, plural בלאָע יאָדלעס (bloe yodles)

bloe yodle (romanization)
bloe yodles (romanization)


ריזן־יאָדלע

ריזן־יאָדלע • (rizn-yodle) f, plural ריזן־יאָדלעס (rizn-yodles)

rizn-yodle (romanization)
rizn-yodles (romanization)

רי‧זן־יאָד‧לע


פֿרייזער־יאָדלע

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פֿרייזער־יאָדלע

פֿרייזער־יאָדלע • (freyzer-yodle) f

yi-noun

פֿרייזער־יאָדלע

פֿרייזער־יאָדלע • (freyzer-yodle) f, plural פֿרייזער־יאָדלעס (freyzer-yodles)

freyzer-yodle (romanization)
freyzer-yodles (romanization)

פֿריי‧זער־יאָד‧לע

Literally: "Fraser fir", named after the Scottish botanist John Fraser (1750-1811).


פּוכשישקע־יאָדלע

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פּוכשישקע־יאָדלע

yi-noun

פּוכשישקע־יאָדלע

פּוכשישקע־יאָדלע • (pukhshishke-yodle) f, plural פּוכשישקע־יאָדלעס (pukhshishke-yodles)

pukhshishke-yodle (romanization)
pukhshishke-yodles (romanization)

/ˈpuχˌʃɪʃkəˌjɔdlə/

פּוכ‧שיש‧קע־יאָד‧לע

Literally: "Fluffy pinecone fir". פּוכשישקע (pukhshishke) formed from either Russian пух (pux) + ши́шка (šíška) or Polish puch + szyszka.

com

пух (pux) + ши́шка (šíška)


נאָרדמאַן־יאָדלע

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נאָרדמאַן־יאָדלע

נאָרדמאַן־יאָדלע • (nordman-yodle) f

yi-noun

נאָרדמאַן־יאָדלע

נאָרדמאַן־יאָדלע • (nordman-yodle) f, plural נאָרדמאַן־יאָדלעס (nordman-yodles)

nordman-yodle (romanization)
nordman-yodles (romanization)

נאָרד‧מאַן־יאָד‧לע

Literally: "Nordmann fir", named after the Finnish biologist Alexander von Nordmann (1803-1866).


העלדישע יאָדלע

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העלדישע יאָדלע

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העלדישע יאָדלע

העלדישע יאָדלע • (heldishe yodle) f, plural העלדישע יאָדלעס (heldishe yodles)

heldishe yodle (romanization)
heldishe yodles (romanization)

/ˈhɛldɪʃə ˈjɔdlə/


וועספּ

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וועספּ • (vesp) f

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וועספּ • (vesp) f, plural וועספּן (vespn)

vesp (romanization)
vespn (romanization)

From Middle High German wefse, webse, wespe, from Old High German wefsa. The forms with -sp- come from Middle Low German wespe, from Old Saxon waspa (10th century, alongside older wepsia), spreading to Middle High German in the 12th century. Both the High German and the Low German forms go back to Proto-West Germanic *waspijā, a variant of *wapsu. Cognate with German Wespe.


מאָסקיט

מאָסקיט • (moskit) m, plural מאָסקיטן (moskitn)

moskit (romanization)
moskitn (romanization)

From Russian моски́т (moskít) and/or Ukrainian москі́т (moskít), from Spanish mosquito.


קאַנאַטניק

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קאַנאַטניק • (kanatnik) m

yi-noun

קאַנאַטניק • (kanatnik) m

קאַ‧נאַט‧ניק

Borrowed from Russian канатник (kanatnik, “abutilon”).

Abutilon theophrasti
Abutilon theophrasti#Translingual


אַקאַציע

אַקאַציע • (akatsye) f, plural אַקאַציעס (akatsyes)

akatsye (romanization)
akatsyes (romanization)

Ultimately from Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía). Compare Russian акация (akacija) and German Akazie.


ווײַסצווײַג־אַקאַציע

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ווײַסצווײַג־אַקאַציע

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ווײַסצווײַג־אַקאַציע

ווײַסצווײַג־אַקאַציע • (vaystsvayg-akatsye) f, plural ווײַסצווײַג־אַקאַציעס (vaystsvayg-akatsyes)

vaystsvayg-akatsye (romanization)
vaystsvayg-akatsyes (romanization)

ווײַס‧צווײַג־אַ‧קאַ‧ציע

Faidherbia albida
Faidherbia albida#Translingual

en-ווײַסצווײַג־אַקאַציע-yi-noun-lANpfH41


קינזשאַל־אַקאַציע

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קינזשאַל־אַקאַציע

קינזשאַל־אַקאַציע • (kinzhal-akatsye) f

yi-noun

קינזשאַל־אַקאַציע

קינזשאַל־אַקאַציע • (kinzhal-akatsye) f, plural קינזשאַל־אַקאַציעס (kinzhal-akatsyes)

kinzhal-akatsye (romanization)
kinzhal-akatsyes (romanization)

קינ‧זשאַל־אַ‧קאַ‧ציע

Literally: "Dagger acacia". קינזשאַל (kinzhal) borrowed from Russian кинжа́л (kinžál).


מעסער־אַקאַציע

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מעסער־אַקאַציע

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מעסער־אַקאַציע

מעסער־אַקאַציע • (meser-akatsye) f, plural מעסער־אַקאַציעס (meser-akatsyes)

meser-akatsye (romanization)
meser-akatsyes (romanization)

מע‧סער־אַ‧קאַ‧ציע

Literally: "Knife acacia". Calque of English knife acacia.


בלאָבלאַט־אַקאַציע

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בלאָבלאַט־אַקאַציע

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בלאָבלאַט־אַקאַציע

בלאָבלאַט־אַקאַציע • (bloblat-akatsye) f, plural בלאָבלאַט־אַקאַציעס (bloblat-akatsyes)

bloblat-akatsye (romanization)
bloblat-akatsyes (romanization)

בלאָ‧בלאַט־אַ‧קאַ‧ציע


זילבער־אַקאַציע

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זילבער־אַקאַציע

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זילבער־אַקאַציע

זילבער־אַקאַציע • (zilber-akatsye) f, plural זילבער־אַקאַציעס (zilber-akatsyes)

zilber-akatsye (romanization)
zilber-akatsyes (romanization)

זיל‧בער־אַ‧קאַ‧ציע


פֿאַרנעזישע אַקאַציע

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פֿאַרנעזישע אַקאַציע

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פֿאַרנעזישע אַקאַציע

פֿאַרנעזישע אַקאַציע • (farnezishe akatsye) f, plural פֿאַרנעזישע אַקאַציעס (farnezishe akatsyes)

farnezishe akatsye (romanization)
farnezishe akatsyes (romanization)

פֿאַר‧נע‧זי‧שע

Vachellia farnesiana
Vachellia farnesiana#Translingual

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לעבעדיקע אַקאַציע

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לעבעדיקע אַקאַציע

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לעבעדיקע אַקאַציע

לעבעדיקע אַקאַציע • (lebedike akatsye) f, plural לעבעדיקע אַקאַציעס (lebedike akatsyes)

lebedike akatsye (romanization)
lebedike akatsyes (romanization)


מעדוזע

מעדוזע • (meduze) f, plural מעדוזעס (meduzes)

meduze (romanization)
meduzes (romanization)

From German Meduse, Polish meduza, Lithuanian medūza, Belarusian/Russian/Ukrainian меду́за (medúza), all from translingual Medusa, from Latin Medūsa, from Ancient Greek Μέδουσα (Médousa).


אַדאָניס

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אַדאָניס • (adonis) m

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אַדאָניס • (adonis) m

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis).


איינהאָרן

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איינהאָרן • (eynhorn) m

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איינהאָרן • (eynhorn) m, plural איינהאָרנס (eynhorns)

eynhorn (romanization)
eynhorns (romanization)

From Middle High German einhorn, einhurne, from Old High German einhorn(o), einhurn(o), a calque of Latin ūnicornis, itself a calque of Ancient Greek μονόκερως (monókerōs). Compare German Einhorn n, noting the difference in grammatical gender. By surface analysis, איין (eyn) + האָרן (horn).

surf

(astronomy) Monoceros (constellation on the celestial equator)


מעווע

meve (romanization)
meves (romanization)

Borrowed from German Möwe. The form מייוו (meyv) is inherited from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz.


סויע

From Dutch soja, from Japanese そや (soya), topicalized form of そい (soi), itself the Kagoshima dialectal form of 醤油 (shōyu, “soy sauce”), from Chinese 醬油 /酱油 (jiàngyóu).


טשיזשיק

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טשיזשיק • (tshizhik) m, plural טשיזשיקען (tshizhiken)

tshizhik (romanization)
tshizhiken (romanization)

Spinus spinus
Spinus spinus#Translingual


אָסינע

אָסינע • (osine) f, plural אָסינעס (osines)

osine (romanization)
osines (romanization)

From a slavic language. See Ukrainian осина (osyna), Russian осина (osina).


טאָפּאָל

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טאָפּאָל • (topolʹ) m

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טאָפּאָל • (topolʹ) m, plural טאָפּאָליעס (topolyes)

topolʹ (romanization)
topolyes (romanization)


כּפּרה

כּפּרה • (kapore) f, plural כּפּרות (kapores)

kapore (romanization)
kapores (romanization)

שלאָגן כּפּרות

perform the ceremony with the help of a fowl

שלאָגן כּפּרות מיט

(humorous) revile, scoff at, abuse; (familiar) abandon

זאָל דאָ׳ס זײַן די כּפּרה פֿאַר

may that suffice to redeem someone (from their deserved punishment)

זײַן די כּפּרה נאָך

to be madly in love with, to be crazy about

(in the plural) atonement ceremony performed the day before Yom Kippur


גרינצײַג

גרינצײַג • (grintsayg) n, plural גרינצײַגן (grintsaygn)

grintsayg (romanization)
grintsaygn (romanization)

/ˈɡʁɪnt͡saɪ̯ɡ/

Compare German Grünzeug. By surface analysis, גרין (grin) + צײַג (tsayg).


הינטאַרניע

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הינטאַרניע • (hintarnye) f, plural הינטאַרניעס (hintarnyes)

hintarnye (romanization)
hintarnyes (romanization)


בלענדעניש

בלענדעניש • (blendenish) n, plural בלענדענישן (blendenishn)

blendenish (romanization)
blendenishn (romanization)

blind man's bluff, blind man's buff (game)


לײַם

Borrowed from English lime from French lime, from Spanish lima, from Arabic لِيمَة (līma), from Persian لیمو (limu).


ענגלישער פֿעפֿער

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ענגלישער פֿעפֿער

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ענגלישער פֿעפֿער

Compare now-uncommon English English pepper, Polish ziele angielskie.


קאַשע־בולבע

/ˈkaʃə ˌbʊʎbə/


פֿרוכט־הענדלער

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פֿרוכט־הענדלער

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פֿרוכט־הענדלער

פֿרוכט־הענדלער • (frukht-hendler) m, plural פֿרוכט־הענדלערס (frukht-hendlers)

frukht-hendler (romanization)
frukht-hendlers (romanization)


פֿרוכטבוים

פֿרוכטביימער

פֿרוכטבוים • (frukhtboym) m, plural פֿרוכטביימער (frukhtbeymer)

frukhtboym (romanization)
frukhtbeymer (romanization)

פֿרוכט (frukht) + בוים (boym). Compare uncommon German Fruchtbaum (regular term Obstbaum).


שטשיפּיאָר

שטשיפּיאָר • (shtshipyor) m, plural שטשיפּיאָרן (shtshipyorn)

shtshipyor (romanization)
shtshipyorn (romanization)


פּאָרע־ציבעלע

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פּאָרע־ציבעלע

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פּאָרע־ציבעלע

פּאָרע־ציבעלע • (pore-tsibele) f, plural פּאָרע־ציבעלעס (pore-tsibeles)

pore-tsibele (romanization)
pore-tsibeles (romanization)

Partial calque of Ukrainian цибуля-поре́й (cybulja-poréj), albeit with the order reversed. פּאָרע (pore) ultimately derives from German Porree. Compare Russian лу́к-поре́й (lúk-poréj).

semi-calque

цибуля-поре́й


זשורעכלינע

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זשורעכלינע • (zhurekhline) f, plural זשורעכלינעס (zhurekhlines)

zhurekhline (romanization)
zhurekhlines (romanization)

Borrowed from Ukrainian журахли́на (žuraxlýna), Volynian variant of журавли́на (žuravlýna).

bor+

קיכעלעך מיט זשורעכלינעס


אַוואָקאַדאָ

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אַוואָקאַדאָ • (avokado) m

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אַוואָקאַדאָ • (avokado) m, plural אַוואָקאַדאָס (avokados)

avokado (romanization)
avokados (romanization)

Borrowed from Spanish avocado, from the earlier aguacate, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl, from Proto-Nahuan *pa:wa (“avocado”).


קונזשוט

Borrowed from Russian кунжу́т (kunžút), from Persian کنجد (konjed). Compare Estonian kunžuut.


סומסום

Borrowed from Hebrew סומסום (shumshóm). Compare the more usual spelling שמשום / שֻׁמְשֹׁם (shumshóm).

he-m

שמשום / שֻׁמְשֹׁם (shumshóm)

עפן זיך, סומסום!


קימל

From Middle High German kümel, kumel, from Old High German kumil, from Proto-West Germanic *kumil (“caraway, cumin (seed)”). Compare German Kümmel.


זאַפֿרען

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זאַפֿרען • (zafren) m

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זאַפֿרען • (zafren) m

Ultimately borrowed from Arabic زعفران (zāfarān). Compare German Safran.


אָזשעניצע

אָזשעניצע • (ozhenitse) f, plural אָזשעניצעס (ozhenitses)

ozhenitse (romanization)
ozhenitses (romanization)

By surface analysis, אָזשענע (ozhene) + ־ניצע (-nitse). Possibly directly borrowed from Ukrainian ожиниця (ožynycja).


שאַלאָט

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שאַלאָט • (shalot) m, plural שאַלאָטן (shalotn)

shalot (romanization)
shalotn (romanization)

Borrowed from French échalote. Compare German Schalotte. Difference in grammatical gender likely due to Russian and Ukrainian шало́т m (šalót).

Allium cepa var. aggregatum
Allium cepa var. aggregatum


קאַשו

קאַשו • (kashu) m, plural קאַשוען (kashuen)

kashu (romanization)
kashuen (romanization)

Ultimately borrowed from Portuguese caju, from Old Tupi akaîu. Compare Bulgarian кашу (kašu), German Kaschu. Cognate to but probably not derived from English cashew.

געזאַלצענע קאַשוען


אַנאַקאַרד

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אַנאַקאַרד • (anakard) m

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אַנאַקאַרד • (anakard) m, plural אַנאַקאַרדן (anakardn)

anakard (romanization)
anakardn (romanization)

Ultimately borrowed from Latin anacardium, from Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “on, upon”) + καρδία (kardía, “heart”). Compare Catalan anacard, French anacarde, Italian anacardio, Romanian anacard, Spanish anacardo.

הייצט אָן אַ קליינע פּאַטעלניע אויף אַ גרויסן פֿײַער און פּרעגלט די אַנאַקאַרדן אַ האַלבע מינוט ביז זיי ברוינען זיך צו אַ ביסל.

2010, שׂרה־רחל שעכטער, “אינדישע האַלוואַ [Indian Halva]”, in Forverts:

Heat a small pan on a large fire and fry the cashews for half a minute until they brown a little.

heytst on a kleyne patelnye oyf a groysn fayer un preglt di anakardn a halbe minut biz zey broynen zikh tsu a bisl.


קוקורוזע

Given the usage of z over dz, most likely borrowed from Russian кукуру́за (kukurúza). Compare German Kukuruz (whence the alternative form קוקורוץ (kukuruts)), Polish kukurydza, Ukrainian кукуру́дза (kukurúdza).


קוקורוזע־ברויט

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קוקורוזע־ברויט

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קוקורוזע־ברויט

קוקורוזע־ברויט • (kukuruze-broyt) n, plural קוקורוזע־ברויטן (kukuruze-broytn)

kukuruze-broyt (romanization)
kukuruze-broytn (romanization)


פּאַפּשויברויט

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פּאַפּשויברויט • (papshoybroyt) n

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פּאַפּשויברויט • (papshoybroyt) n, plural פּאַפּשויברויטן (papshoybroytn)

papshoybroyt (romanization)
papshoybroytn (romanization)


פּאַפּשוי

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פּאַפּשוי • (papshoy) m

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פּאַפּשוי • (papshoy) m, plural פּאַפּשויעס (papshoyes)

papshoy (romanization)
papshoyes (romanization)

Most likely borrowed from Romanian păpușoi (“(Moldavia) maize, corn”), possibly via an intermediate dialectal Russian папшо́й (papšój).


פּאַפּשוימעל

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פּאַפּשוימעל • (papshoymel) f

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פּאַפּשוימעל • (papshoymel) f

פּאַפּשוי (papshoy) + מעל (mel). Compare German Maismehl.


סאָרגע

Ultimately borrowed from Italian sorgo, possibly via Russian со́рго (sórgo). Change of gender possibly by analogy of other nouns ending in ־ע, but otherwise unexplained.


קאָקאָשעס

Likely borrowed from Romanian cocoșei (“popcorn”), plural of cocoșel. Possibly also cognate to Albanian kokoshka (“popcorn”).


אַפֿענע

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אַפֿענע • (afene) f

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אַפֿענע • (afene) f, plural אַפֿענעס (afenes)

afene (romanization)
afenes (romanization)

Borrowed from Carpathian Ukrainian а́фина (áfyna). Compare also Hungarian áfonya, Romanian afină, the latter of which likely gave rise to the Ukrainian term.


זשען־זשען

Ultimately borrowed from Chinese 人參／人参 (rénshēn), most likely via Russian женьше́нь (ženʹšénʹ). Compare Armenian ժենշեն (ženšen), Belarusian жэньшэ́нь (ženʹšénʹ), Bulgarian женшен (ženšen), Georgian ჟენშენი (ženšeni), Latvian žeņšeņs, Lithuanian ženšenis, Polish żeń-szeń, Serbo-Croatian ženšen, Turkmen ženşen, and Ukrainian женьше́нь (ženʹšénʹ).

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人參／人参 (rénshēn)

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Russian женьше́нь (ženʹšénʹ)

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Ukrainian женьше́нь (ženʹšénʹ)


באַמיע

From Ottoman Turkish بامیه (bamya), possibly via Russian ба́мия (bámija) or Belarusian and Ukrainian ба́мія (bámija).

bor

Abelmoschus esculentus
Abelmoschus esculentus#Translingual


טאַקסע

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טאַקסע • (takse) f, plural טאַקסעס (takses)

takse (romanization)
takses (romanization)

Borrowed from Russian, Ukrainian та́кса (táksa), ultimately from German Dachshund.


מענטע

Ultimately derived from Latin menta, possibly via Romanian mentă and/or French menthe.


ענגלישע מענטע

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ענגלישע מענטע

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ענגלישע מענטע


פֿעפֿערמינץ

פֿעפֿער (fefer) + מינץ (mints). Compare German Pfefferminze.


ענעס

Ultimately derived from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison). Given the unusual stress, possibly derived via English anise.


אַניז

aniz (romanization)
anizn (romanization)

From Middle High German anīs (“anise”), from Latin anīsum. Compare German Anis.

Pimpinella anisum
Pimpinella anisum#Translingual


צעלניק

Most likely Romanian țelină + ־ניק (-nik).


סעלדעריי

/sɛʎdəˈrɛɪ̯/

Borrowed from Belarusian сельдэрэ́й (sjelʹderéj), Russian сельдере́й (selʹderéj), from Dutch selderij. Doublet of סעלעריע (selerye).


קמיניק

Adapted borrowing of Polish kminek (“caraway”) + ־יק (-ik).

af

Cuminum cyminum
Cuminum cyminum#Translingual


שאַלאַטן

Probably the plural of שאַלאַט (shalat), variant of סאַלאַט (salat).


גליאַנדער

Most likely borrowed from Ukrainian коля́ндра (koljándra) or a similar dialectal variant.

bor+

Coriandrum sativum
Coriandrum sativum#Translingual


ווערמוט

Either borrowed from or cognate to German Wermut. Either way, from Middle High German wërmuote, from Old High German werimuota, from Proto-West Germanic *warjamōdā.

Artemisia absinthium
Artemisia absinthium#Translingual


עסטראַגאָן

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עסטראַגאָן • (estragon) m

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עסטראַגאָן • (estragon) m

Ultimately borrowed from French estragon. Compare German Estragon, Polish estragon, Russian эстраго́н (estragón).

Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia dracunculus#Translingual


פֿענכל

Either cognate to or borrowed from German Fenchel. Ultimately from Latin fēnuculum. Compare Russian, Ukrainian фе́нхель (fénxelʹ).


קאָפּער

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קאָפּער • (koper) m

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קאָפּער • (koper) m


קראָפּ

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קראָפּ • (krop) m

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קראָפּ • (krop) m

Borrowed from Belarusian кроп (krop), Russian укро́п (ukróp), Ukrainian кріп (krip).


פּעטרישקע

Borrowed from Polish pietruszka, Russian, Ukrainian петру́шка (petrúška), although note the shift in syllable stress.

Petroselinum crispum
Petroselinum crispum#Translingual

הפֿקר פּעטרישקע hefker petrishke, literally )


איריס

איריס • (iris) m or f, plural איריסן (irisn)

iris (romanization)
irisn (romanization)

Ultimately derived from Latin īris, from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris). Compare German Iris, Polish irys, Russian и́рис (íris).


מושקעט

מושקעט • (mushket) m, plural מושקעטן (mushketn)

mushket (romanization)
mushketn (romanization)

Borrowed from Polish muszkat. Compare German Muskat. Doublet of מוסקאַט (muskat).


מושקאַט

מושקאַט • (mushkat) m, plural מושקאַטן (mushkatn)

mushkat (romanization)
mushkatn (romanization)

מושקעט מושקעט#Yiddish


מוסקאַט

מוסקאַט • (muskat) m, plural מוסקאַטן (muskatn)

muskat (romanization)
muskatn (romanization)

From Middle High German muscāt, from Old French muscate, from Medieval Latin (nux) muscāta (“nutmeg”), from muscātus (“musky”), from Late Latin muscus (“musk”), from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos, “musk”). Compare German Muskat. Doublet of מושקעט (mushket).


שוואַרצער פֿעפֿער

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שוואַרצער פֿעפֿער • (shvartser fefer) m

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שוואַרצער פֿעפֿער • (shvartser fefer) m


ווײַסער פֿעפֿער

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ווײַסער פֿעפֿער • (vayser fefer) m

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ווײַסער פֿעפֿער • (vayser fefer) m


כאַלאַפּעניאָ

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כאַלאַפּעניאָ • (khalapenyo) m

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כאַלאַפּעניאָ • (khalapenyo) m, plural כאַלאַפּעניאָס (khalapenyos)

khalapenyo (romanization)
khalapenyos (romanization)

Borrowed from Spanish jalapeño. Compare German Jalapeño, Russian халапе́ньо (xalapénʹo).


קאַיענער פֿעפֿער

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קאַיענער פֿעפֿער • (kayener fefer) m

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קאַיענער פֿעפֿער • (kayener fefer) m

קאַיען (kayen) borrowed from Old Tupi quiínia (“hot pepper”). Compare German Cayennepfeffer.


שרײַער

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שרײַער • (shrayer) m, plural שרײַערס (shrayers), feminine שרײַערין (shrayerin)

shrayer (romanization)
shrayers (romanization)
shrayerin (romanization)

שרײַען (shrayen) + ־ער (-er). Compare German Schreier.


מאַיאָראַן

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מאַיאָראַן • (mayoran) m

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מאַיאָראַן • (mayoran) m

From Middle High German maioran, from Old High German maiolan, from Medieval Latin māiōrānus. Compare German Majoran, Polish majeran, Russian майора́н (majorán).

Origanum majorana
Origanum majorana#Translingual


מײַראַן

Alteration of מאַיאָראַן (mayoran), with the second vowel dropped. Compare Hunsrik Maairon, Swedish mejram.

מאַיאָראַן מאַיאָראַן#Yiddish

Alternative form of מאַיאָראַן (mayoran)


אָריגאַן

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אָריגאַן • (origan) m

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אָריגאַן • (origan) m

Probably borrowed from French origan, from Latin orīganum, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon). Compare English origan.

Origanum vulgare
Origanum vulgare#Translingual


טימיאַן

Borrowed from Russian тимья́н (timʹján), ultimately from Ancient Greek θῡμίαμα (thūmíama). Cognate to German Thymian, with a different syllable stress. Compare also Polish tymianek.

Thymus serpyllum
Thymus serpyllum#Translingual


ראָזמאַרין

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ראָזמאַרין • (rozmarin) m

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ראָזמאַרין • (rozmarin) m

Either cognate to or borrowed from German Rosmarin, possibly via Russian розмари́н (rozmarín), from Middle French rosmarin, from Old French rosmarin, ultimately from Latin rōsmarīnus. Compare Luxembourgish Rousemaräin, Polish rozmaryn, Romanian rozmarin.

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus#Translingual

Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosmarinus officinalis#Translingual

rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, Rosmarinus officinalis)

Odobenus rosmarus
Odobenus rosmarus#Translingual


שאַלוויִע

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שאַלוויִע • (shalvie) f

yi-noun

שאַלוויִע • (shalvie) f

Salvia officinalis
Salvia officinalis#Translingual


שאַלפּיי

Most likely borrowed from Russian шалфе́й (šalféj), however reason for /p/ in place of /f/ is uncertain.


זאַלבע

Most likely inherited from Middle High German salbeie, salveie f, from Old High German salbeia, salveia f, from Proto-West Germanic *salbejā (“sage”), although reason for loss of diphthong is uncertain. Compare German Salbei.


פֿלאָמיס

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פֿלאָמיס • (flomis) m

yi-noun

פֿלאָמיס • (flomis) m


שטערנדל

שטערנדל • (shterndl) n, plural שטערנדלעך (shterndlekh)

shterndl (romanization)
shterndlekh (romanization)

שטערן (shtern) + ־ל (-l). Compare German Sternlein.

mechanical engineering
mechanical engineering


פּאַטשולי

Borrowed from English patchouli or French patchouli. Compare German (Indisches) Patschuli, Russian пачу́ли (pačúli), Ukrainian пачу́лі (pačúli).

Pogostemon cablin
Wikispecies:Pogostemon cablin

patchouli (any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil)


קאַקטוס

קאַקטוס • (kaktus) m, plural קאַקטוסן (kaktusn)

kaktus (romanization)
kaktusn (romanization)

Borrowed from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”), of pre-Greek origin. Compare German Kaktus, Polish kaktus, Russian, Ukrainian ка́ктус (káktus).


שפּינאַק

Borrowed from Polish szpinak. Doublet of שפּינאַט (shpinat).


קינוואַ

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קינוואַ • (kinva) m

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קינוואַ • (kinva) m

Chenopodium quinoa
Chenopodium quinoa#Translingual


רעטשקע

Borrowed from Belarusian грэ́чка (hréčka), Ukrainian гре́чка (hréčka) with loss of initial consonant (cf. дзе (dzje), де (de)). Alternative form גרעטשקע (gretshke) borrowed from Russian гре́чка (gréčka). Compare also Romanian hrișcă.

bor+

Fagopyrum esculentum
Fagopyrum esculentum#Translingual


גריקע

yi-noun

גריקע • (grike) f, plural גריקעס (grikes)

grike (romanization)
grikes (romanization)


טאַטריקע

Uncertain, but possibly linked to Estonian tatar (“buckwheat”), Finnish tattari (“buckwheat”), viljatatar (“buckwheat plant”).


בוכווייץ

בוכווייץ • (bukhveyts) m, plural בוכווייצן (bukhveytsn)

bukhveyts (romanization)
bukhveytsn (romanization)

/ˈbʊχvɛɪ̯t͡s/

Possibly a partial calque of German Buchweizen, as בוך (bukh) or בוכע (bukhe) in the sense of "beech" (cf. German Buche) is not attested in Yiddish. By surface analysis, בוק (buk, “beech”) + ווייץ (veyts).


פֿליגן־כאַפּער

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פֿליגן־כאַפּער

פֿליגן־כאַפּער • (flign-khaper) m

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פֿליגן־כאַפּער

פֿליגן־כאַפּער • (flign-khaper) m, plural פֿליגן־כאַפּערס (flign-khapers)

flign-khaper (romanization)
flign-khapers (romanization)

/ˈfʎɪɡn̩ ˌχapər/

Dionaea muscipula
Dionaea muscipula#Translingual


גוואָזדיקע

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גוואָזדיקע • (gvozdike) f

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גוואָזדיקע • (gvozdike) f, plural גוואָזדיקעס (gvozdikes)

gvozdike (romanization)
gvozdikes (romanization)

Borrowed from Russian гвозди́ка (gvozdíka).


נעגעלע

yi-noun

נעגעלע • (negele) n, plural נעגעלעך (negelekh)

negele (romanization)
negelekh (romanization)

From Middle High German negellīn, negelīn, diminutive of Middle High German nagel. By surface analysis, נאָגל (nogl) + ־עלע (-ele) with umlaut. Compare Alemannic German Nägeli, Negeli, German Näglein (archaic). Compare also German Nelke, a back-formation from plural Nelken, from whence נעלקנ־ (nelkn-), as in נעלקנאייל (nelkneyl, “clove oil”); as well as German Nägele, now chiefly attested only as a surname.

surf

Syzygium aromaticum
Wikispecies:Syzygium aromaticum

(cooking) clove (spice from the aromatic flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum)


ראַבאַרבער

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ראַבאַרבער • (rabarber) m

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ראַבאַרבער • (rabarber) m, plural ראַבאַרבערן (rabarbern)

rabarber (romanization)
rabarbern (romanization)

Borrowed from or cognate to German Rhabarber. Ultimately from Italian rabarbaro, from Latin rhabarbarum.

Rheum rhabarbarum
Wikispecies:Rheum rhabarbarum

rhubarb (any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum)


בוכוואַץ

בוכוואַץ • (bukhvats) m, plural בוכוואַצן (bukhvatsn)

bukhvats (romanization)
bukhvatsn (romanization)

בוכווייץ בוכווייץ#Yiddish

(Western Yiddish) Alternative form of בוכווייץ (bukhveyts)


קוואַסעץ

Borrowed from Ukrainian квасе́ць (kvasécʹ), colloquial synonym to ща́вель (ščávelʹ).


כטשוף

Likely a variation of שטשוף (shtshuf), which in turn is possibly related to dialectal Polish szczój (“sorrel”). Most likely a doublet of שטשאַוו (shtshav).


אַמפּער

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אַמפּער • (amper) m

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אַמפּער • (amper) m, plural אַמפּערן (ampern)

amper (romanization)
ampern (romanization)

Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836). Probably entered Yiddish via Belarusian ампе́р (ampjér), Russian, Ukrainian ампе́р (ampér).


בראַזילער נוס

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בראַזילער נוס

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בראַזילער נוס

בראַזילער ניס

בראַזילע ניס

בראַזילער נוס • (braziler nus) m, plural בראַזילער ניס (braziler nis) or בראַזילע ניס (brazile nis)

braziler nus (romanization)
braziler nis (romanization)
brazile nis (romanization)


קיוויפֿרוכט

קיוויפֿרוכט • (kivifrukht) f, plural קיוויפֿרוכטן (kivifrukhtn)

kivifrukht (romanization)
kivifrukhtn (romanization)

קיווי (kivi) + פֿרוכט (frukht). Compare German Kiwifrucht.


פּשעניטשקע

פּשעניטשקע • (pshenitshke) f, plural פּשעניטשקעס (pshenitshkes)

pshenitshke (romanization)
pshenitshkes (romanization)

/ˈpʃɛnɪt͡ʃkə/

Polish pszeniczny, Russian пшени́чный (pšeníčnyj), Ukrainian пшени́чний (pšenýčnyj, “wheat”) + ־קע (-ke). Exact semantic shift unclear.


קאַטשן

yi-noun

קאַטשן • (katshn) m, plural קאַטשענעס (katshenes)

katshn (romanization)
katshenes (romanization)

Most likely borrowed from Polish kaczan.


פֿײַנקוכן

פֿײַנקוכן • (faynkukhn) m, plural פֿײַנקוכנס (faynkukhns)

faynkukhn (romanization)
faynkukhns (romanization)

Uncertain. Possibly simply פֿײַן (fayn) + קוכן (kukhn), however Feinkuchen is not attested in German. Alternatively, an alteration of פֿאַנקוכן (fankukhn) (i.e. פֿאַן (fan) + קוכן (kukhn)); see German Pfannkuchen. Compare also Vilamovian faonküch (“scrambled eggs”).


פּרעזשעניצע

פּרעזשעניצע • (prezhenitse) f, plural פּרעזשעניצעס (prezhenitses)

prezhenitse (romanization)
prezhenitses (romanization)

/ˈprɛʒənɪt͡sə/

Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Slovak praženica or dialectal Polish prażenica, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *pražiti (“to fry, to roast”) + ־ניצע (-nitse).


יאַיִטשניצע

yi-noun

יאַיִטשניצע • (yaitshnitse) f, plural יאַיִטשניצעס (yaitshnitses)

yaitshnitse (romanization)
yaitshnitses (romanization)

Borrowed from Russian яи́чница (jaíčnica). Compare Polish jajecznica, Ukrainian яє́чниця (jajéčnycja).


קאַפּוסטע

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קאַפּוסטע • (kapuste) f

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קאַפּוסטע • (kapuste) f

Borrowed from Belarusian капу́ста (kapústa), Polish kapusta, Russian капу́ста (kapústa), Ukrainian капу́ста (kapústa, “cabbage”).


טריפֿלעך

טריפֿן (trifn, “to drip”) + ־ל (-l) in plural. Compare English droplet.

egg drops or sometimes drops of dough cooked in broth


טריפֿל

yi-noun

טריפֿל • (trifl) n, plural טריפֿלעך (triflekh)

trifl (romanization)
triflekh (romanization)

Borrowed from German Trüffel, ultimately from French truffe. Reanalyzed as a word suffixed by ־ל (-l), hence the neuter gender. Semantically unrelated to טריפֿלעך (triflekh). Doublet of טרופֿליע (truflye).


טרופֿל

טרופֿל • (trufl) m, plural טרופֿלעס (trufles)

trufl (romanization)
trufles (romanization)

Ultimately from French truffe, possibly via Russian трю́фель (trjúfelʹ) rather than German Trüffel. Doublet of טרופֿליע (truflye) and טריפֿל (trifl).


טרופֿליע

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טרופֿליע • (truflye) f, plural טרופֿליעס (truflyes)

truflye (romanization)
truflyes (romanization)

Borrowed from Belarusian тру́фля (trúflja), from Polish trufla. Doublet of טרופֿל (trufl) and טריפֿל (trifl).


טאַמאַרינד

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טאַמאַרינד • (tamarind) m

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טאַמאַרינד • (tamarind) m

From Medieval Latin tamarindus (possibly via Old French tamarinde), from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy). Compare German Tamarinde, Polish tamarynda, Russian тамари́нд (tamarínd).

der

تَمْر هِنْدِيّ


פּאָלאָ

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פּאָלאָ • (polo) m

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פּאָלאָ • (polo) m, plural פּאָלאָס (polos)

Borrowed from English polo, from Balti پولو (polo, “ball”).


שטרויס

שטרויס • (shtroys) m, plural שטרויסן (shtroysn)

shtroys (romanization)
shtroysn (romanization)

Inherited from Middle High German strūz, strūze, from Old High German strūz, borrowed from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn). Compare German Strauß, Luxembourgish Strauss.


פֿלאַמינגאָ

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פֿלאַמינגאָ • (flamingo) m

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פֿלאַמינגאָ • (flamingo) m, plural פֿלאַמינגאָס (flamingos)

flamingo (romanization)
flamingos (romanization)

Borrowed from Portuguese flamingo. Compare German Flamingo, Russian флами́нго (flamíngo), and so on.

flamingo (wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae)


דאָרש

דאָרש • (dorsh) m, plural דאָרשן (dorshn)

dorsh (romanization)
dorshn (romanization)

From Middle High German dorsch, borrowed from Middle Low German dorsch, itself from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz. Compare German Dorsch. Alternative form דראָש (drosh) formed via metathesis of דאָרש (dorsh).


קרעבס־עסער

קרעבס־עסער • (krebs-eser) m, plural קרעבס־עסערן (krebs-esern)

krebs-eser (romanization)
krebs-esern (romanization)

From קרעבס (krebs, “crab”) + עסער (eser, “eater”). Calque of English crab-eater.


קרעבס

yi-noun

קרעבס • (krebs) m, plural קרעבסן (krebsn)

krebs (romanization)
krebsn (romanization)


בראָקאָלי

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בראָקאָלי • (brokoli) m

yi-noun

בראָקאָלי • (brokoli) m

Borrowed from Italian broccoli. Compare German Brokkoli, obsolete Brokoli, Russian бро́кколи (brókkoli).

broccoli (a plant of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae)


סוריקאַטע

סוריקאַטע • (surikate) f, plural סוריקאַטעס (surikates)

surikate (romanization)
surikates (romanization)

Borrowed from dated Russian сурика́та (surikáta) (modern term сурика́т (surikát)) or Hungarian szurikáta, ultimately from French suricate. Compare uncommon German Surikate.

Suricata suricatta
Suricata suricatta#Translingual


קראָפּיװע

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קראָפּיװע • (kropive) f

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קראָפּיװע • (kropive) f, plural קראָפּיװעס (kropives)

kropive (romanization)
kropives (romanization)

Probably from (dialectal) Ukrainian кропи́ва (kropýva), compare Ukrainian кропива́ (kropyvá), Russian крапи́ва (krapíva), ultimately from Old East Slavic кропива (kropiva), крапива (krapiva).

nettle (plant belonging to the Urtica genus)


פּאָקזשיװע

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פּאָקזשיװע • (pokzhive) f

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פּאָקזשיװע • (pokzhive) f, plural פּאָקזשיװעס (pokzhives)

pokzhive (romanization)
pokzhives (romanization)

From Polish pokrzywa. Doublet of קראָפּיװע (kropive).


קאַרדעמאָן

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קאַרדעמאָן • (kardemon) m

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קאַרדעמאָן • (kardemon) m

Ultimately from Latin cardamōmum, from Ancient Greek καρδάμωμον (kardámōmon). Compare German Kardamom, Russian кардамо́н (kardamón).


צוויק

צוויק • (tsvik) m, plural צוויקן (tsvikn)

tsvik (romanization)
tsvikn (romanization)

Sense 1 inherited from Middle High German zwic, and compare German Zwick. Sense 2 probably not related to 1.


שפּאַרגל

From Middle High German sparge, spargen, sparges + ־ל (-l), from Medieval Latin sparagus, asparagus. Compare German Spargel.


וואַלדקאַץ

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וואַלדקאַץ • (valdkats) f

yi-noun

וואַלדקאַץ • (valdkats) f, plural וואַלדקעץ (valdkets)

valdkats (romanization)
valdkets (romanization)

וואַלד (vald) + קאַץ (kats), literally, “forest cat”. Compare German Waldkatze.


פֿײַג

fayg (romanization)
faygn (romanization)

From Middle High German vīge, from Old High German fīga, from Proto-West Germanic *fīgā (“fig”).


מושטאַרדע

מושטאַרדע • (mushtarde) f, plural מושטאַרדעס (mushtardes)

mushtarde (romanization)
mushtardes (romanization)

Borrowed from Polish musztarda and/or Ukrainian мушта́рда (muštárda), ultimately from Old French moustarde. Very distantly cognate to Luxembourgish Moschter, Dutch mosterd, German Mostert. Compare also Hungarian mustár.


זשאָקיי

זשאָקיי • (zhokey) m, plural זשאָקייען (zhokeyen)

zhokey (romanization)
zhokeyen (romanization)

Borrowed from Russian, Ukrainian жоке́й (žokéj), from English jockey. Compare Czech žokej, Polish dżokej.


אײַל

From Middle High German iule, iuwel, from Old High German ūwila, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ. Compare German Eule, Dutch uil, and English owl.


קאַשטאַן

קאַשטאַן • (kashtan) m, plural קאַשטאַנען (kashtanen) or קאַשטאַנעס (kashtanes)

kashtan (romanization)
kashtanen (romanization)
kashtanes (romanization)

From Polish kasztan, most likely via Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian кашта́н (kaštán) given the syllable stress.


קאַשטן

קאַשטן • (kashtn) m, plural קאַשטאַנעס (kashtanes)

kashtn (romanization)
kashtanes (romanization)

Probably directly borrowed from Polish kasztan, given the syllable stress.


קעסט

Most likely from Middle High German koste, kost with umlaut. From Medieval Latin costus, costa. Cognate to German Kosten, Kost, Dutch kost.

זײַן/זיצן אויף קעסט, עסן קעסט

to receive room and board (esp. from one's in-laws)

אַראָפּגיין פֿון קעסט

to stop receiving room and board (esp. from one's in-laws)

(Judaism) room and board for a young couple provided by the bride’s parents for an agreed upon period of time to enable the son-in-law to continue his traditional studies


נאַכטפֿויגל

נאַכטפֿויגלען

נאַכטפֿויגל • (nakhtfoygl) m, plural נאַכטפֿייגל (nakhtfeygl) or נאַכטפֿויגלען (nakhtfoyglen)

nakhtfoygl (romanization)
nakhtfeygl (romanization)
nakhtfoyglen (romanization)

/ˈnaχtˌfɔɪ̯ɡl̩/

Compound of נאַכט (nakht, “night”) + פֿויגל (foygl, “bird”)


בת־יענה

yi-noun

בת־יענה • (bas-yayne) f, plural בת־יענהס (bas-yaynes)

bas-yayne (romanization)
bas-yaynes (romanization)


היענע

היענע • (hyene) f, plural היענעס (hyenes)

hyene (romanization)
hyenes (romanization)

Ultimately from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina), probably via German Hyäne.


מאַליניק

מאַליניק • (malinik) m, plural מאַליניקעס (malinikes)

malinik (romanization)
malinikes (romanization)

Borrowed from Belarusian малі́ннік (malínnik) and Russian мали́нник (malínnik, “raspberry thicket”), albeit with a shift in syllable stress. Compare also Bulgarian малина́к (malinák). By surface analysis, מאַלינע (maline) + ־ניק (-nik) or ־יק (-ik).


בעל־חי

yi-noun

בעל־חי • (balkhay) m, plural בעל־חיים (bale-khayem / bale-khaim)

balkhay (romanization)
bale-khayem (romanization)
bale-khaim (romanization)


ראַק

ראַק • (rak) m, plural ראַקעס (rakes) or ראַקן (rakn), diminutive ראַקל (rakl)

rak (romanization)
rakn (romanization)
rakl (romanization)

Borrowed from Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian рак (rak) and Polish rak, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *ràkъ.

bor+

(uncountable, astronomy, astrology) Cancer


טײַוולסקויט

טײַוול (tayvl, “devil”) + ־ס (-s, possessive suffix) + קויט (koyt, “dirt; poop”). Compare Dutch duivelsdrek, German Teufelsdreck.


שוועדישע ברוקווע

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שוועדישע ברוקווע

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שוועדישע ברוקווע

שוועדישע ברוקווע • (shvedishe brukve) f, plural שוועדישע ברוקוועס (shvedishe brukves)

shvedishe brukve (romanization)
shvedishe brukves (romanization)

swede, rutabaga, Swedish turnip (Brassica napus var. napobrassica)


לאַקריץ

Inherited from Middle High German lakerize, from Old French licorece or directly from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”). Cognate to German Lakritz.

der

ווי לאַקרעץ צו פּלעצל


פּליושטש

Borrowed from Belarusian плюшч (pljušč) and Ukrainian плющ (pljušč).


חזיר־שטאַל

yi-noun

חזיר־שטאַל • (khazer-shtal) m or f, plural חזיר־שטאַלן (khazer-shtaln)

khazer-shtal (romanization)
khazer-shtaln (romanization)


אַרבוז

אַרבוז • (arbuz) f, plural אַרבוזן (arbuzn)

arbuz (romanization)
arbuzn (romanization)


וואַסערבּער

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וואַסערבּער • (vaserber) m

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וואַסערבּערלע

וואַסערבּער • (vaserber) m, plural וואַסערבּערן (vaserbern), diminutive וואַסערבּערל (vaserberl) or וואַסערבּערלע (vaserberle)

vaserber (romanization)
vaserbern (romanization)
vaserberl (romanization)
vaserberle (romanization)


גריל

gril (romanization)
griln (romanization)


גראָזגריל

גראָזגריל • (grozgril) m, plural גראָזגרילן (grozgriln)

grozgril (romanization)
grozgriln (romanization)


טאַש היענע

טאַש היענע • (tash hyene) m, plural טאַש היענען (tash hyenen)

tash hyene (romanization)
tash hyenen (romanization)


קאַנגגערוּ

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קאַנגגערוּ • (kanggeru) m

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קאַנגגערוּ • (kanggeru) m, plural קאַנגגערוּס (kanggerus)

kanggeru (romanization)
kanggerus (romanization)


טאַרסיער

טאַרסיער • (tarsyer) m, plural טאַרסיערס (tarsyers)

tarsyer (romanization)
tarsyers (romanization)


טאַפּיר

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טאַפּיר • (tapir) m

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טאַפּיר • (tapir) m, plural טאַפּירען (tapiren)

tapir (romanization)
tapiren (romanization)

Internationalism, ultimately from French tapir.


טאַראַנטולאַ

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טאַראַנטולאַ • (tarantula) f

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טאַראַנטולאַ • (tarantula) f, plural טאַראַנטולאַס (tarantulas)

tarantula (romanization)
tarantulas (romanization)

טאַ‧ראַנ‧טו‧לאַ


שווערד-פֿיש

שווערד-פֿישן

שווערד-פֿיש • (shverd-fish) m, plural שווערד-פֿיש (shverd-fish) or שווערד-פֿישן (shverd-fishn)

shverd-fish (romanization)
shverd-fishn (romanization)

/ˈʃvɛrtˌfɪʃ/


וויזעל־קאַץ

וויזעל־קאַץ • (vizel-kats) f, plural וויזעל־קעץ (vizel-kets)

vizel-kats (romanization)
vizel-kets (romanization)

ווי‧זעל־קאַץ


שנויץ־מויז

שנויץ־מויז • (shnoyts-moyz) f, plural שנויץ־מײַז (shnoyts-mayz)

shnoyts-moyz (romanization)
shnoyts-mayz (romanization)

/ˈʃnɔɪ̯t͡sˌmɔɪ̯z/


בעלאַדאָנאַ

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בעלאַדאָנאַ • (beladona) f

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בעלאַדאָנאַ • (beladona) f, plural בעלאַדאָנאַס (beladonas)

beladona (romanization)
beladonas (romanization)

בע‧לאַ‧דאָ‧נאַ

Internationalism, ultimately from Italian belladonna.


אַמפֿיביע

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אַמפֿיביע • (amfibye) f

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אַמפֿיביע • (amfibye) f, plural אַמפֿיביעס (amfibyes)

amfibye (romanization)
amfibyes (romanization)

From Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιον (amphíbion), from ἀμφί (amphí, “of both kinds”) + βίος (bíos, “life”). Can be found as a loanword in many European languages.

amphibian (animal of the class Amphibia)