"מענטש" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

IPA: [mɛnt͡ʃ] Forms: mentsh [romanization], mentshn [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle High German mensch, from Old High German mennisko. Etymology templates: {{inh|yi|gmh|mensch}} Middle High German mensch, {{inh|yi|goh|mennisko}} Old High German mennisko Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} מענטש • (mentsh) m, {{yi-noun|g=m|pl=n}} מענטש • (mentsh) m, plural מענטשן (mentshn)
  1. human
    Sense id: en-מענטש-yi-noun-eaVHh2jS
  2. mensch; an honorable person; a gentleman Categories (topical): Anthropology
    Sense id: en-מענטש-yi-noun-aqnZBwdq Disambiguation of Anthropology: 8 92 Categories (other): Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish entries with topic categories using raw markup, Yiddish terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 97 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant script codes: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: אָרעמ־מענטש (orem-mentsh) (english: poor woman), לופֿטמענטש (luftmentsh) (english: person without a definite occupation; idler), מענטשהייט (mentshheyt) (english: mankind, humanity), מענטשיש (mentshish) (english: human; decent), מענטשלעך (mentshlekh) (english: humane; human (ideally)), מענטשלעכקייט (mentshlekhkeyt) (english: humanity; humaneness), מענטשלען (mentshlen) (english: to become mature)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "poor woman",
      "roman": "orem-mentsh",
      "word": "אָרעמ־מענטש"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "person without a definite occupation; idler",
      "roman": "luftmentsh",
      "word": "לופֿטמענטש"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "mankind, humanity",
      "roman": "mentshheyt",
      "word": "מענטשהייט"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "human; decent",
      "roman": "mentshish",
      "word": "מענטשיש"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "humane; human (ideally)",
      "roman": "mentshlekh",
      "word": "מענטשלעך"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "humanity; humaneness",
      "roman": "mentshlekhkeyt",
      "word": "מענטשלעכקייט"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to become mature",
      "roman": "mentshlen",
      "word": "מענטשלען"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "mensch",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: mensch",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: mensch"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "mensch"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "mennisko"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German mennisko",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German mensch, from Old High German mennisko.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mentsh",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mentshn",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "מענטש • (mentsh) m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "מענטש • (mentsh) m, plural מענטשן (mentshn)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Every human being is born free and equal in dignity and rights.",
          "roman": "yeder mentsh vert geboyrn fray un glaykh in koved un rekht.",
          "text": "יעדער מענטש ווערט געבוירן פֿרײַ און גלײַך אין כּבֿוד און רעכט.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "human"
      ],
      "id": "en-מענטש-yi-noun-eaVHh2jS",
      "links": [
        [
          "human",
          "human"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 97",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "yi",
          "name": "Anthropology",
          "orig": "yi:Anthropology",
          "parents": [
            "Social sciences",
            "Zoology",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "Biology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "His brother-in-law is a mensch.",
          "roman": "zayn shvoger iz a mentsh.",
          "text": "זײַן שוואָגער איז אַ מענטש.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mensch; an honorable person; a gentleman"
      ],
      "id": "en-מענטש-yi-noun-aqnZBwdq",
      "links": [
        [
          "mensch",
          "mensch"
        ],
        [
          "honorable",
          "honorable"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[mɛnt͡ʃ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "מענטש"
}
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    "Yiddish entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Yiddish lemmas",
    "Yiddish masculine nouns",
    "Yiddish nouns",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Middle High German",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Old High German",
    "Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German",
    "Yiddish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
    "yi:Anthropology"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "poor woman",
      "roman": "orem-mentsh",
      "word": "אָרעמ־מענטש"
    },
    {
      "english": "person without a definite occupation; idler",
      "roman": "luftmentsh",
      "word": "לופֿטמענטש"
    },
    {
      "english": "mankind, humanity",
      "roman": "mentshheyt",
      "word": "מענטשהייט"
    },
    {
      "english": "human; decent",
      "roman": "mentshish",
      "word": "מענטשיש"
    },
    {
      "english": "humane; human (ideally)",
      "roman": "mentshlekh",
      "word": "מענטשלעך"
    },
    {
      "english": "humanity; humaneness",
      "roman": "mentshlekhkeyt",
      "word": "מענטשלעכקייט"
    },
    {
      "english": "to become mature",
      "roman": "mentshlen",
      "word": "מענטשלען"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "mensch",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: mensch",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: mensch"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "mensch"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German mensch",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "mennisko"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German mennisko",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German mensch, from Old High German mennisko.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mentsh",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mentshn",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "מענטש • (mentsh) m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "מענטש • (mentsh) m, plural מענטשן (mentshn)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yiddish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Every human being is born free and equal in dignity and rights.",
          "roman": "yeder mentsh vert geboyrn fray un glaykh in koved un rekht.",
          "text": "יעדער מענטש ווערט געבוירן פֿרײַ און גלײַך אין כּבֿוד און רעכט.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "human"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "human",
          "human"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yiddish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "His brother-in-law is a mensch.",
          "roman": "zayn shvoger iz a mentsh.",
          "text": "זײַן שוואָגער איז אַ מענטש.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mensch; an honorable person; a gentleman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mensch",
          "mensch"
        ],
        [
          "honorable",
          "honorable"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[mɛnt͡ʃ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "מענטש"
}

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